Re: dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps

2008-03-06 Thread John E Hein
Jean-Louis Martineau wrote at 14:50 -0500 on Mar 6, 2008: > By defaults, amanda will never do more than runtapes * tape_length, > unless you set 'maxdumpsize', added in 2.4.4. ... or the estimated dump size winds up being less than the actual dump size. But I understand your basic point. I w

Re: dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps

2008-03-06 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
know about this one... = Last night I got a bunch of these... elmer /hr lev 3 FAILED [dumps way too big, 9065 KB, must skip incremental dumps] As a result, lots of DLEs were just skipped. This can happen if, for instance, one DLE had lots of changes and its incremental dump

dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps

2008-03-06 Thread John Hein
Yes, it's the classic problem. I understand the cause, but I have a question. a little background for those who don't know about this one... = Last night I got a bunch of these... elmer /hr lev 3 FAILED [dumps way too big, 9065 KB, must skip incremental dumps] A

Re: dumps way too big

2008-01-11 Thread Dustin J. Mitchell
On Jan 11, 2008 5:37 AM, Andrey Shmigelsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have configured my tapetype to be DVD size length > > tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK > > define tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK { > comment "DVDsized virtual tape" > length 4482 Mbytes > filemark 4 KB > } > > > And i have enough spac

dumps way too big

2008-01-11 Thread Andrey Shmigelsky
I have configured my tapetype to be DVD size length tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK define tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK { comment "DVDsized virtual tape" length 4482 Mbytes filemark 4 KB } And i have enough space on my holdingdisk, but still i have this message. What im doing wrong?

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
a écrit : > >> >> On Thursday 22 March 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >>> Hello, > >> >>> > >> >>> One backup partly failed with : > >> >>> > >> >>> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-25 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > > > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, must > > >skip incremental dumps] > > > k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1116100 KB, must > > >skip incremental dumps] > > > k400 /etc

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-25 Thread Gene Heskett
gt;> >>> Hello, >> >>> >> >>> One backup partly failed with : >> >>> >> >>> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >> >>> k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, >> >>> mu

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
; > > >> >One backup partly failed with : > >> > > >> >FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > >> > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, > >> > must skip incremental dumps] > >> > k400 /home/jpp l

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-25 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ne backup partly failed with : > >>> > >>> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > >>> k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, must > >>> skip incremental dumps] > >>> k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-23 Thread Gene Heskett
STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >> > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, >> > must skip incremental dumps] >> > k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1116100 KB, >> > must skip incremental dumps] >> > k400 /etc

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-23 Thread Frank Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Le jeudi 22 mars 2007 à 20:13 -0400, Gene Heskett a écrit : >> On Thursday 22 March 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> One backup partly failed with : >>> >>> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Le jeudi 22 mars 2007 à 20:13 -0400, Gene Heskett a écrit : > On Thursday 22 March 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hello, > > > >One backup partly failed with : > > > >FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dump

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 22 March 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello, > >One backup partly failed with : > >FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, must >skip incremental dumps] > k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps

Re: dumps way too big

2007-03-22 Thread Frank Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > One backup partly failed with : > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, must > skip incremental dumps] > k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big,

dumps way too big

2007-03-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, One backup partly failed with : FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: k400 /mnt/d_mails lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1025270 KB, must skip incremental dumps] k400 /home/jpp lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, 1116100 KB, must skip incremental dumps] k400 /etc lev 0

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 09 July 2003 13:18, Jon LaBadie wrote: >On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:14:26PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Wednesday 09 July 2003 10:15, Jon LaBadie wrote: >> >On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 09:52:27PM +0800, SIMTech wrote: >> >> >From the above, >> >> >I'd break both /home, and /Documents u

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:14:26PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 09 July 2003 10:15, Jon LaBadie wrote: > >On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 09:52:27PM +0800, SIMTech wrote: > >> > > > >> >From the above, > >> >I'd break both /home, and /Documents up into at least 3 pieces > >> > each. > >> > >>

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 09 July 2003 10:15, Jon LaBadie wrote: >On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 09:52:27PM +0800, SIMTech wrote: >> > If this is a new DLE, it must get a level 0 first. >> > I'm guessing that the level 0 has never been done >> > and this is what is "way too big". >> >> Yes John. You are right on this.

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 09:52:27PM +0800, SIMTech wrote: > > If this is a new DLE, it must get a level 0 first. > > I'm guessing that the level 0 has never been done > > and this is what is "way too big". > > > Yes John. You are right on this > > > The confusing message is planner trying to

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread SIMTech
> If this is a new DLE, it must get a level 0 first. > I'm guessing that the level 0 has never been done > and this is what is "way too big". Yes John. You are right on this > The confusing message is planner trying to estimate > a level 1, then finding out it is not allowed to > do a level

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Jon LaBadie
handle it. > > Does anyone know how to correct this? > ... > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > jtlinux.SI //yinling/MyDocuments lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip > incremental dumps] > If this is a new DLE, it must get a level 0 first. I'm guessing tha

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Gene Heskett
ne know how to correct this? > >Thanks and best regards, >Jason Pickering > >Here is the report... > > >FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >jtlinux.SI //yinling/MyDocuments lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, > must skip incremental dumps] > > >STATISTICS: >

Re: Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Christoph Scheeder
//yinling/MyDocuments lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] STATISTICS: Total Full Daily Estimate Time (hrs:min)0:05 Run Time (hrs:min) 3:51 Dump Time (hrs:min)1:47

Dumps way too big...

2003-07-09 Thread Jason P.Pickering
ents lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] STATISTICS: Total Full Daily Estimate Time (hrs:min)0:05 Run Time (hrs:min) 3:51 Dump Time (hrs:min)1:47 0:37 1

dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps

2002-10-22 Thread Torsten Rosenberger
Hello i get always this error during backup. FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: db2/izo0/mysql lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] fs1 /izo0/home/taoweb lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] fs1 /izo0/home/mup lev 1 FAILED

Re: Problem: "dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps"

2001-07-17 Thread John R. Jackson
>Looking for "DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED" in amdump.NN produced: > >DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED, total_size 43441709, tape length 12019712 mark 392 >planner: FAILED biancha /dev/hda5 0 [dumps too big, but cannot incremental dum >p new disk] >planner: FAILED ikarus /dev/hda1 0 [dumps too big, but cannot

Problem: "dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps"

2001-07-17 Thread Patrick Daigle
Amanda Version: 2.4.1p1 Amanda began giving me "dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps" errors about a week ago. We have been using Amanda for the past two years with no change in config in the past 2 months. *** THE DUMPS DID NOT FINISH PROPERLY! *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED:

RE: Upgrade to 2.4.2p2 client generages "dumps way too big" message

2001-07-09 Thread Bryan S. Sampsel
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Oscar Ricardo Silva Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Upgrade to 2.4.2p2 client generages "dumps way too big" message I noticed that 2.4.2p1 had a problem on some Linu

Re: Upgrade to 2.4.2p2 client generages "dumps way too big" message

2001-07-01 Thread John R. Jackson
ar lev 0 FAILED [dumps too big, but cannot incremental dump >new disk] This says this disk is new to Amanda, i.e. it's never been backed up before (by Amanda). That cannot have happened just because the client was upgraded (it's a server side issue). >emissary.o /boot lev 1 FAILE

Upgrade to 2.4.2p2 client generages "dumps way too big" message

2001-07-01 Thread Oscar Ricardo Silva
new disk] ser11-ar.g / lev 0 FAILED [dumps too big, but cannot incremental dump new disk] cba-ar.gw. /usr lev 0 FAILED [dumps too big, but cannot incremental dump new disk] emissary.o /boot lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] utar3.gw.u /boot lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too

Re: dumps way too big

2001-05-10 Thread John R. Jackson
>ns0 / lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] >... >This does not really make sense to me bacause the majority of the systems have > 6GB drives, and I have config'd amanda to use the two 35GB DLT drives. The b >ackups that amanda did do total only about

dumps way too big

2001-05-10 Thread svr4
I got the following message for all of my hosts, except those that it did a level 0 back up of. ns0 / lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps] I read the Faq-o-matic on it, which says "...Amanda couldn't back up some disk because it wouldn't fit in the ta