Harri Haataja wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Amanda backup user wrote:
>
> > The dumps were flushed to tape sksp_018.
> > *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing file: No space left on device]].
> > Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
> > Run amflush again to flush them to tape.
> > The next tape Amanda expects to use is: sksp_019.
> >
> > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
> > tunkki /usr/home lev 2 FAILED [out of tape]
> > taper: FATAL syncpipe_get: r: unexpected EOF
The error message says it all: there was more data to backup than will
fit onto your tape.
> I've gotten this on two tapes now and various other errors since I
> upgraded to 2.5 (CVS) branch in hope of getting the file target to work.
>
> Can you give some direct tip as to why this is happening or is there
> something I should know about this version change?
>
> > STATISTICS:
> > [snip]
> >
> > NOTES:
> > taper: tape sksp_018 kb 1654208 fm 5 writing file: No space left on device
> > amflush: /home/amanda/hold/20010731/tunkki._usr_home.2: taper error, leaving
>file on disk
> > amflush: /home/amanda/hold/20010731/shaft._var.0: taper error, leaving file on
>disk
> > amflush: /home/amanda/hold/20010731/shaft._usr.0: taper error, leaving file on
>disk
> > amflush: Could not rmdir /home/amanda/hold/20010731. Check for cruft.
>
> <snip, let me know if anything critical is here>
Yes: either buy yourself bigger backup media, or subdivide your backup
volumes. eventlually, utilize the manual changer to backup onto more
than one tape.
HTH
-Christoph Sold
