Estimate crossing file system boundries

Amanda Users, Dustin, We are using amanda 2.6.1p1 on a Solaris 10x86 system with ZFS snapshots. We where aware that one of the file systems was too large to fit on a single tape volume, even though it was an LTO4 tape. This is the disklist entry. We seem to be backing up the contents of the

Re: Estimate crossing file system boundries

exclude doesn't works amstar. Jean-Louis Brian Cuttler wrote: Amanda Users, Dustin, We are using amanda 2.6.1p1 on a Solaris 10x86 system with ZFS snapshots. We where aware that one of the file systems was too large to fit on a single tape volume, even though it was an LTO4 tape. This is

star question

Does any one use star in place gtar for amanda tar backup? If so can you give me your comment about the software? Thanks Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu

I see a file core20100603

In /tmp/amanda I see for the first time a file core20100603 what is this file? Thanks Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer SystemEMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue University

RE: runtar error that I do not understand

FYI: This is the information that Chapman Flack has submitted to bug-tar. J Chapman Flack wrote: I've submitted a report that's awaiting moderator approval. I can send you the link to it on bug-tar as soon as it goes through. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2010-06/msg0.html

Re: Estimate crossing file system boundries

On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 09:51:22AM -0400, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: exclude doesn't works amstar. Ok, good to know its not just me. I take it that by default amstar will allow the estimates/dumps to cross file system boundries ? Jean-Louis Brian Cuttler wrote: Amanda Users, Dustin,

Re: I see a file core20100603

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:23 AM, McGraw, Robert P rmcg...@purdue.edu wrote: In /tmp/amanda I see for the first time a file core20100603 what is this file? It's a core file. Depending on your OS configuration, it can be created when a process is killed by a fatal error like a segfault. They're

Re: star question

I've never used 'star' but I do use the native Solaris 10 'tar' to backup ZFS file systems because it's support ZFS ACL's. On 06/03/2010 11:33 AM, McGraw, Robert P wrote: Does any one use star in place gtar for amanda tar backup? If so can you give me your comment about the software?

Re: I see a file core20100603

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM, McGraw, Robert P rmcg...@purdue.edu wrote: Usually core files have just the name core I have not seen any core files with the date attached and the fact that it was in /tmp/amanda and owned by amanda I thought it might be some file created by amanda. Yeah,

RE: I see a file core20100603

Usually core files have just the name core I have not seen any core files with the date attached and the fact that it was in /tmp/amanda and owned by amanda I thought it might be some file created by amanda. Thanks Robert -Original Message- From: djmit...@gmail.com

amgtar question

Amanda 2.6.1p2 and Solaris 10 x86 +++Amanda.conf has the following define application-tool app_amgtar { comment amgtar plugin amgtar property GNUTAR-PATH /usr/sfw/bin/gtar property GNUTAR-LISTDIR /var/amanda/gnutar-lists property CHECK-DEVICE NO property ACLS NO }

Re: amgtar question

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:25 PM, McGraw, Robert P rmcg...@purdue.edu wrote: Which seem to resolve the problem. I'm not sure what the question was .. but amgtar in 2.6.1 didn't have an ACLS property: http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/2.6.1/amgtar.8.html Dustin -- Open Source Storage Engineer

Re: amgtar question

On Thursday 03 June 2010, Dustin J. Mitchell dus...@zmanda.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:25 PM, McGraw, Robert P rmcg...@purdue.edu wrote: Which seem to resolve the problem. I'm not sure what the question was .. but amgtar in 2.6.1 didn't have an ACLS property: