Please, ANY ideas ???
amanda is version 2.5.1p1-2.1 , running on debian:
# uname -a
Linux erda 2.6.18-4-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 11:36:53 CEST 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Trying to setup a VXA-2 manual load tape drive with amanda.
Same tape that I used earlier today with amtapetype, and
. Weichinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007:08:01:14:32:04+0200] scribed:
Michael D Schleif schrieb:
Please, ANY ideas ???
amanda is version 2.5.1p1-2.1 , running on debian:
# uname -a
Linux erda 2.6.18-4-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 11:36:53 CEST 2007 x86_64
GNU/Linux
Trying to setup a VXA-2
amanda is version 2.5.1p1-2.1 , running on debian:
# uname -a
Linux erda 2.6.18-4-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 11:36:53 CEST 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Trying to setup a VXA-2 manual load tape drive with amanda.
Same tape that I used earlier today with amtapetype, and successfully
got a tapetype
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:07:12:17:49:06-0400] scribed:
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 09:31:09AM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote:
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:07:12:00:09:07-0400] scribed:
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When asked to, and if run by root, they record the date and
time and level
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:07:12:00:09:07-0400] scribed:
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When asked to, and if run by root, they record the date and
time and level of the dumps in a file /etc/dumpdates. This
file then can be used by dump in the future to decide what
needs backing up at various dump
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:07:11:11:59:30-0400] scribed:
On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 11:30:23AM -0400, Nathan Weston wrote:
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As for the second problem, I don't see anything in the .debug files that
gives me a clue. The permissions for /etc/amandates look like this:
-rw-r-
* Rémi Demarthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:06:15:15:07:51+0200] scribed:
Hello all,
When I run amcheck, I've got this result :
ERROR: services4.obs-besancon.fr: [dir /tmp/amanda needs 64KB, only has
-2147483648KB available.]
ERROR: services4.obs-besancon.fr: [dir /var/log/amanda needs 64KB,
* Paul Bijnens [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:05:29:14:13:00+0200] scribed:
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Jean-Louis created a patch for 2.5.0, which break at 64K (just as
2.4.x), which fixes your problem.
Yes. As I stated earlier, it is better for me to use debian packages;
rather than attempting to maintain personal
* On 2006:05:25:08:25:07-0500 I, Michael D Schleif [EMAIL PROTECTED], scribed:
Something has changed in amanda.
I have been running amanda on this lan for several years. For the most
part, DLE's have been constant for at least six months. I have six
linux servers, all running debian
Something has changed in amanda.
I have been running amanda on this lan for several years. For the most
part, DLE's have been constant for at least six months. I have six
linux servers, all running debian. Regarding amanda-server, my records
show that I upgraded amanda to version:
2.4.5
* Jean-Louis Martineau [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2006:05:25:10:16:56-0400] scribed:
Michael,
If the problem is that you have too many DLE for a udp packet, try the
attached patch which will double the size of the packet.
Thank you, for your participation in this matter.
Yes, I can get this
OK, here is my solution that allows full tape length for my backups.
Notice that I am using amtapetype only as an effective way to illustrate
both my problem and the solution.
This demonstrates using the OS and mt to turn tape drive hardware
compression ON:
* Michael D Schleif [EMAIL PROTECTED
* Paul Bijnens [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005:06:17:09:51:48+0200] scribed:
Michael D Schleif wrote:
Since the tape drive change, I have wondered why I didn't seem to be
getting all the data on some tapes. Clearly, with Amanda, some days it
just doesn't want to send a full 12GB to tape; but, mostly
Earlier this year, my HP DAT tape drive had problems, and I replaced it
with a Compaq/Sony SDT-9000. Mostly, I am still using the same DDS-3
tapes that I was using, and retired some and added some. My old records
show that I was getting nearly the full 12GB uncompressed tape length.
Since the
Anybody using Amanda to backup an AS/400?
Pointers cheerfully accepted ;
TIA
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I am certain that this is a misunderstanding on my part ;
How can Dump Time be *GREATER THAN* Run Time?
STATISTICS:
Total Full Daily
Estimate Time (hrs:min)0:17
* Andrea Borgia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:07:15:18:48:50+0200] scribed:
Hello.
On one host I would like to backup the Windows Documents and Settings
directory from Linux, but it appears Amanda is bitching about those
embedded whitespaces.
I've tried both escaping them and quoting the
Does Amanda/GNUTAR _follow_ all mount points and symbolic links in a
DLE?
Everytime that I setup Amanda clients, I get confused on these issues.
If this is covered in the FAQ-O-Matic, then I do not see it. If it has
been covered on the mailing list countless times, then my searches are
too
OK, we have a Quantum SuperDLT1 tape drive, and an Overland LXB
autoloader, with ten (10) slot magazine and barcode reader. One slot is
the cleaning tape, which is controlled by the autoloader, and not by
the Amanda changer. Backups are to be performed seven (7) days per
week.
Amanda is backing
* Gene Heskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:07:10:17:45:42-0400] scribed:
On Saturday 10 July 2004 11:46, Michael D Schleif wrote:
snip /
With this current setup, nine (9) usable tapes, I wonder how best to
configure Amanda? Yes, we can manually swap out magazines as
necessary; but, we prefer
Can somebody please explain these errors:
[compress got signal 11, /usr/bin/smbclient got signal 13]
[compress got signal 11, /bin/tar got signal 13]
[index got signal 11, /usr/bin/smbclient got signal 13]
One of my Debian clients, running kernel 2.6.2, has recently developed
these
We are having one bear of a time getting Amanda to work properly in this
environment.
# uname -a
Linux pluto 2.6.2-1-686-smp #1 SMP Thu Feb 19 23:32:17 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
(brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.4p2)
define tapetype SuperDLT1 {
comment
My client has a proxy-arp DMZ, on which resides a host that I want to
backup to a NAT'ed, private network Amanda server.
I keep getting this error:
# sudo -u backup amcheck DailySet1 -cltw
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
. . .
ERROR: don.platinumaire.net: [host
Stefan =
O, I forgot about /tmp/amanda/ on the client ;
From the client (don):
amandad: time 0.004: sending REP packet:
Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 000-E08F0608 SEQ 1083000883
ERROR [host bluetrout.PlatinumAire.net: port 62170 not secure]
* Stefan G. Weichinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* Joshua Baker-LePain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:03:08:08:18:07-0500] scribed:
On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 at 11:10pm, Michael D Schleif wrote
Amanda 2.4.4p1
Debian Linux
I finally took the plunge yesterday, and upgraded my last system to
kernel 2.6.3.
Unfortunately, this is my amanda
* Michael D Schleif [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:03:07:23:10:40-0600] scribed:
snip /
Unfortunately, this is my amanda backup server, and under this kernel it
no longer communicates with /dev/nst0:
# sudo mt -f /dev/nst0 offline
mt: No such device. Cannot open '/dev/nst0'.
Everything
* Stefan G. Weichinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:03:08:16:03:45+0100] scribed:
Hi, Michael,
on Montag, 08. März 2004 at 15:48 you wrote to amanda-users:
MDS I am using the stock Debian kernel:
MDSkernel-image-2.6.3-1-686
MDS From config-2.6.3-1-686:
MDS#
MDS# SCSI device
Amanda 2.4.4p1
Debian Linux
I finally took the plunge yesterday, and upgraded my last system to
kernel 2.6.3.
Unfortunately, this is my amanda backup server, and under this kernel it
no longer communicates with /dev/nst0:
# sudo mt -f /dev/nst0 offline
mt: No such device. Cannot open
I have been successfully using Amanda for nearly a year on several small
LAN's.
Now, I want to setup Amanda in a larger network in a phased approach.
First, notice that I will be using backup hardware such as I have setup
and configured for Arcserve and BackupExec; but, not yet with Amanda.
[1]
This does *not* appear to be Gene's problem of several days ago.
Yesterday, I reconfigured some disk, and reconfigured amanda to work
with the disk changes.
For nearly one year, I have used the following as a top level dumptype,
from which all others inherit:
define dumptype global {
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:01:28:10:28:28-0500] scribed:
On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:07:34AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote:
snip /
Now, since this addition, I get this:
# sudo -u backup amcheck DailySet1 -cltw
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:01:28:11:08:19-0500] scribed:
On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:52:41AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote:
snip /
Ironically, I do _not_ need any exclude file for this DLE. Initially, I
did not have any exclude file, and amcheck issued the _same_ error.
Then, I
At the end of an amanda dump, what is the optimal way to determine the
location/position on that tape where the dump completed?
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* Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004:01:13:12:30:56-0500] scribed:
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:17:18AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote:
At the end of an amanda dump, what is the optimal way to determine the
location/position on that tape where the dump completed?
Not certain what your
Jon LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003:09:05:12:19:59-0400] scribed:
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 09:58:50AM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote:
Michael D Schleif [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003:09:01:22:12:01-0500] scribed:
And, why are they re-sending post-spamassassin'd spam, that they
received from
Michael D Schleif [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003:09:01:22:12:01-0500] scribed:
And, why are they re-sending post-spamassassin'd spam, that they
received from amanda mailing list, *BACK* through amanda mailing list?
Who can stop this?
Please . . .
Here is an example header:
Received: from
And, why are they re-sending post-spamassassin'd spam, that they
received from amanda mailing list, *BACK* through amanda mailing list?
Who can stop this?
Please . . .
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Also sprach Jon LaBadie (Wed 06 Aug 02003 at 04:59:41PM -0400):
On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 02:39:17PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
Yes, agreed; but, are the plethora of insipid and specious virus-found
alarms really necessary (read: on-topic) on this -- or any -- mailing list?
Yes
Also sprach S. Keel (Fri 08 Aug 02003 at 03:09:49PM -0700):
Hopefully someone here can help...I've been working through the
Frankenlinux setup instructions along with the Using Amanda Chapter at
Backupcentral to setup my site, but have run into a problem when I try to
run...
su amanda -c
Also sprach Gene Heskett (Fri 08 Aug 02003 at 02:16:17PM -0400):
On Friday 08 August 2003 14:00, Ean Kingston wrote:
I've been starting to work on a DRP plan here and I've run into a
bit of a catch-22.
If the amanda index (and tape in my case) server is lost and all I
have left is the
Also sprach Rebecca Pakish Crum (Wed 06 Aug 02003 at 02:23:30PM -0500):
snip /
It amazes me how often these two running arguments are repeatedly
debated...using localhost and spam to the amanda list. For the love of
pete...how many sys admins does it take to beat the dead horse? (I
suppose
Does amanda keep track of how many times a tape has been used?
If not, how difficult would it be to increment a counter in the amanda
tape header? Clearly, at 32kB, there is plenty of room in the header
for this simple matter . . .
What do you think?
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I have been using amanda for several weeks. Initially, I tested various
configurations; but, now I am supposed to be ``in production'' ;
Somehow, I find myself with two (2) identically labeled tapes:
backup.005 ;
amcheck finds both to be valid.
tapelist shows one (1) entry for backup.005.
How
.
Michael D. Schleif said:
I have been using amanda for several weeks. Initially, I tested
various
configurations; but, now I am supposed to be ``in production'' ;
Somehow, I find myself with two (2) identically labeled tapes:
backup.005 ;
amcheck finds both to be valid.
tapelist
Also sprach Kurt Yoder (Tue 15 Jul 02003 at 11:31:21AM -0400):
Michael D. Schleif said:
snipped
That's my problem: if I knew which of these tapes is the ``most
recently-written one'', then I would know which is in the current
cycle
;
So, how do I determine that?
Ah. Put one
Also sprach Paul Bijnens (Fri 04 Jul 02003 at 10:51:47AM +0200):
snip /
In docs/RESTORE, you can find all the commands you need to use
an amanda tape without amanda software.
That is an excellent document! I'm sorry that I bothered the list
before finding and reading it . . .
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Yes, I am learning -- at the expense of many questions ;
First, a brief overview:
I have five (5) Linux servers, totaling ~50 Gb used diskspace, divided
roughly even across all five.
I have several DAT tape drives, the largest of which is an HP DDS-3. I
have twelve (12) DDS-3 tapes, and twenty
Also sprach Gene Heskett (Thu 03 Jul 02003 at 02:51:39PM -0400):
On Thursday 03 July 2003 11:42, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
Yes, I am learning -- at the expense of many questions ;
First, a brief overview:
I have five (5) Linux servers, totaling ~50 Gb used diskspace,
divided roughly even
Also sprach George Kelbley (Thu 03 Jul 02003 at 02:41:12PM -0600):
restoring w/o amrestore can be done with dd, gzip, tar, and so on, way
messy compared to amrecover (or amrestore) but its possible. That's one
of the plus's to amanda.
Kurt Yoder wrote:
Assuming you're running Linux,
Also sprach Paul Bijnens (Wed 02 Jul 02003 at 09:38:37AM +0200):
Michael D. Schleif wrote:
# grep amanda /etc/inetd.conf
amanda dgram udp wait backup /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
amandaidx stream tcp nowait backup /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/lib/amanda/amindexd
amidxtape stream tcp nowait
Also sprach Jay Lessert (Wed 02 Jul 02003 at 08:38:45AM -0700):
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 09:59:16PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
# bragi.private.network sda1 comp-root
# bragi.private.network sda4 comp-user
192.168.123.150 sda1 comp-root
192.168.123.150 sda4 comp-user
Also sprach Paul Bijnens (Wed 02 Jul 02003 at 07:35:07PM +0200):
Michael D. Schleif wrote:
# sudo -u backup amcheck -c DailySet1
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
WARNING: Bragi.private.network: selfcheck request timed out. Host down?
Client check: 1 host
Now that I have amanda doing something useful, I have run into another
problem.
The first full backup that I did was successful, including backing up
/dev/sda1.
Subsequently, in order to test various functionality of amanda, I did
this:
# sudo -u backup amadmin DailySet1 force
Also sprach Paul Bijnens (Wed 02 Jul 02003 at 11:23:10PM +0200):
Michael D. Schleif wrote:
...
| DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
? /dev/sda1: EXT2 directory corrupted while converting directory #195556
?
| DUMP: Broken pipe
I do not find anything of this sort in the amanda
Thank you, all of you, for your help -- I have a working amanda!
Now, I am trying to understand amanda's built-in backup strategy. How
can I know when `disk' will be backed up full or incremental?
I do not have a changer, and I have more data across all disks than
single tape capacity.
Hi! I installed amanda on a Debian Woody system, and everything appears
to be configured properly. amcheck -lstw runs without incident.
However, I am victim to what appears to be the most common problem:
selfcheck request timed out. Host down?
I have scoured the Faq-O-Matic, and I
Also sprach Jay Lessert (Tue 01 Jul 02003 at 05:09:21PM -0700):
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 06:36:34PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
What do you think?
###
###
# grep -v '^\([# ]\|$\)' /etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist
particular solution ;
What do you think?
On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 07:36 PM, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
Hi! I installed amanda on a Debian Woody system, and everything
appears
to be configured properly. amcheck -lstw runs without incident.
However, I am victim to what appears
Also sprach Joshua Baker-LePain (Tue 01 Jul 02003 at 10:29:38PM -0400):
On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 at 6:36pm, Michael D. Schleif wrote
# grep amanda /etc/inetd.conf
amanda dgram udp wait backup /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
amandaidx stream tcp nowait backup /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/lib
Also sprach Jay Lessert (Tue 01 Jul 02003 at 07:45:50PM -0700):
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 09:08:33PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote:
Of course, I have tried every combination of hostname and address in
disklist, and also made certain that that name there is the _same_ as
that used
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