Re: problems using amanda with xinetd

2003-06-09 Thread Wayne Richards
/Linux-intel/libexec/amandad disable = no } Other than the path to the server being different and having no server_args or groups line or having a disable line, the two configs look about the same. Wayne Richards all, i'm having serious problems getting amanda

Re: Any way to turn off promotions?

2003-06-03 Thread Wayne Richards
Hi David, When I have a failure, I usually do a amadmin config force system dir Wayne Hi, I recently ran a monthly backup, and there was a tape error and some disks didn't get to tape. I resubmitted the dump request, and quite a few disks got promoted, and the disks I wanted to be put to

Re: fixed day backup

2003-03-13 Thread Wayne Richards
Well, there are a couple of options I can think of off the top of my head. 1. Use a second config file for the weekend backups and add the line: strategy noinc in the dumptype definition 2. Do a: amadmin config force hostname prior to running the weekly backups. Wayne

Re: Who uses amanda?

2003-03-12 Thread Wayne Richards
, Gene AMD [EMAIL PROTECTED] 320M [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512M 99.24% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail

Re: FW: iGuard Archive AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR March 8, 2003

2003-03-11 Thread Wayne Richards
. Wayne Richards Hello! I've had backups occurring for a few weeks now without any hitches. We have a schedule of Daily backups with an archive (level 0 all around) done every other weekend. Last Saturday (the 8th) was such a weekend. One of the machines had a problem: FAILED

Re: HP Surestore 2/20 Tape Library and amanda

2002-12-06 Thread Wayne Richards
I'm with Jay. I have an L20 running two DLT8000s and there's been no issue with the robotics or the drives. On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:19:45AM +0100, Marco Schierloh wrote: Hi, planning for a new backup-strategy I am investigating the possibility to use amanda with a HP Surestore 2/20

Re: recommendations for backing up Amanda?

2002-12-05 Thread Wayne Richards
Virginia Tech, Office of the University Bursar Phone: 540.231.6277 Fax: 540.231.3238 Page: 557.0891 Web: http://www.bursar.vt.edu --- Wayne Richards e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And one for the lawyers: This email may contain confidential/proprietary information and may

Re: Sun L20 and amanda

2002-08-16 Thread Wayne Richards
Solaris 8 and DLT8000 Wayne Richards Hello, I have configured amanda 2.4.3b3 to use the DLT8000 in the library. The next step is to get the changer working. I wasn't able to get mtx working with the L20. If anyone if currently using the L20 library with amanda, or if you have

Re: Tape Drives, why?

2002-07-01 Thread Wayne Richards
to it. Don't forget power consumption; floor space for racks; etc. At $48,000, you've spent more than we have for our solution, including tapes and maintenance. If you're doing this at home, then yeah that probably works. That's how I backup my systems. Wayne Richards Michael C. Robinson

Re: Amanda + solaris

2002-06-23 Thread Wayne Richards
to other places. For info about Sun Ripened Kernels, go to www.sunrk.com.au or www.sun-surplus.com --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO

Re: Linux and Sun Solaris dump / restore FAILS with amanda

2002-06-23 Thread Wayne Richards
Bummer! We've used amanda for more than 3 years to backup Linux, Solaris 6, 7 and 8, HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0, IRIX and IRIX64, NT4 and AIX and have had no problems with the restore proceedures from GNUTAR nor the native dump utilities. Of course, we are probably behind the curve on the amanda

Re: Anyone with experience using a Sun Storedge L9 DLT array with Amanda?

2002-06-03 Thread Wayne Richards
, C7200-8000; and of course uncomment the: name=sgen class=scsi target=0 lun=0; . . . lines. Good luck to you, Wayne Richards Hiya, I've come across an almost-new Sun Storedge L9 DLT tape array that would be excellent to replace

Re: level 1 differential backup config

2002-05-31 Thread Wayne Richards
all dumps. Useful for sharing a single # disklist in several configurations. # Default: [strategy standard] So after a successful level 0 backup (you have to have 1) add the line: strategy nofull to the dumptype you use for that filesystem. Wayne

Re: Zero Level Backups

2002-05-29 Thread Wayne Richards
. # noinc- do level 0 dumps every time. # skip - skip all dumps. Useful for sharing a single # disklist in several configurations. # Default: [strategy standard] Wayne Richards In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brook Hurd

Re: mtx util

2002-05-15 Thread Wayne Richards
As a matter of fact, yes. I have a Sun L40 (HP 7200-8000) Library and mtx works just fine with that unit. Wayne Richards Just curious - anyone using mtx from sourceforge.net? -- fil krohnengold systems administrator - IT american museum of natural history [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Formatting output of amreport

2002-05-03 Thread Wayne Richards
I seem to recall some messages regarding the format of amreport output but have been unable to locate that information. Could someone point me to the proper location? --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796

lbl-templ

2002-05-03 Thread Wayne Richards
else use this option and have this problem? --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 3531 Akron, OH 44309-3531 And one for the lawyers

Re: Formatting output of amreport

2002-05-03 Thread Wayne Richards
That's it. Thanks. On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 12:50:22PM -0400, Wayne Richards wrote: I seem to recall some messages regarding the format of amreport output but have been unable to locate that information. Could someone point me to the proper location? To a certain extent you can

Re: Amanda + solaris

2002-04-27 Thread Wayne Richards
to other places. For info about Sun Ripened Kernels, go to www.sunrk.com.au or www.sun-surplus.com --- Wayne Richards Phone: 330 796-4462 Goodyear Tech CenterFax:330 796-3947 Department 431A e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO

Device for L40 robot

2002-04-25 Thread Wayne Richards
We just received an L40 tape library. OEM'd as Sun, robotics is identified as HP C7200-8000. The tape drives are available, but Sun says sorry -- no drivers for the robotics/library. Where can I get a driver or the code to roll my own? Wayne Richards --- Wayne Richards

Re: Error in Debian

2002-03-27 Thread Wayne Richards
On our systems, we ran into debian creating a local user named backup. That caused problems with our NIS backup user. So we deleted the local and everything worked. I´am running amanda 2.4.2p2 in debian linux (installing from apt-get ) My error is : ERRROR: backup: [access as backup

Re: exclude list

2002-03-12 Thread Wayne Richards
On the client. Does the exclude list file live on the server or client, or both? Jeff

Re: Can you build amanda on one computer and move it to another?

2002-03-05 Thread Wayne Richards
directories to those systems and use the same binary to back up ALL of them Am I missing something in your question? Wayne Richards I have a sun box with all the necessary tools to build amanda (been there, done that and it works great!) The second sun box does not have the tools needed If I edit

dump and xfsdump

2002-03-01 Thread Wayne Richards
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Re: dump and xfsdump

2002-03-01 Thread Wayne Richards
Works like a charm Thanks On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 at 11:31am, Wayne Richards wrote System Debian 2414 kernel Amanda 242p2-3 I've got a setup using an xfs filesystem and have xfsdump for that filesystem Does anyone know how to tell amanda to use xfsdump for that filesystem

Re: recovering the information

2002-02-07 Thread Wayne Richards
of an amanda tape without the amanda software?? --- Wayne Richards e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Simultaneous Multi-Tape Multi-Host Backups

2002-01-31 Thread Wayne Richards
Brandon, We've been running a 20 tape/2 drive changer for more than 3 years now and have a separate config for each of the drives. cron starts two jobs each night to backup about half of our workstations/servers to each tape drive. The daily jobs use about two tapes each and the weekend

Dump disk size and backup failure

2002-01-30 Thread Wayne Richards
? All parameters for the two dumps are identical and the amount of data backed up using each backup set is very similar. Has anyone else seen this issue? --- Wayne Richards e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Linux and Sun Solaris dump / restore FAILS with amanda

2002-01-16 Thread Wayne Richards
Bummer! We've used amanda for more than 3 years to backup Linux, Solaris 6, 7 and 8, HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0, IRIX and IRIX64, NT4 and AIX and have had no problems with the restore proceedures from GNUTAR nor the native dump utilities. Of course, we are probably behind the curve on the amanda

Re: ** Error reading label on tape

2002-01-15 Thread Wayne Richards
have my original amanda.conf file, so I'm not 100% sure) snip any other methods of getting info from this tape. (dd ufsrestore etc)(I've tried, but no sucess) --- Wayne Richards e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]