Hi all.... I have been using amanda 2.4.2p2 on my 7.2 RH server for quite some time now backing up both linux and solaris clients. Today something strange happened... a tape that has been in rotation and working properly all of sudden ran out of space?
The last time I used this tape the stats showed: These dumps were to tape dailytape03. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: dailytape04. STATISTICS: Total Full Daily -------- -------- -------- Estimate Time (hrs:min) 0:02 Run Time (hrs:min) 3:04 Dump Time (hrs:min) 0:39 0:39 0:00 Output Size (meg) 11082.4 11082.4 0.0 Original Size (meg) 11082.4 11082.4 0.0 Avg Compressed Size (%) -- -- -- Filesystems Dumped 14 14 0 Avg Dump Rate (k/s) 4852.5 4852.5 -- Tape Time (hrs:min) 3:02 3:02 0:00 Tape Size (meg) 11082.9 11082.9 0.0 Tape Used (%) 95.7 95.7 0.0 Filesystems Taped 14 14 0 Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s) 1037.5 1037.5 -- This time the stats showed: These dumps were to tape dailytape03. *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing file: No space left on device]]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: dailytape04. FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: in-db3.unt /etc lev 1 FAILED [no estimate] in-db3.unt /export/home lev 0 FAILED [out of tape] STATISTICS: Total Full Daily -------- -------- -------- Estimate Time (hrs:min) 0:02 Run Time (hrs:min) 3:12 Dump Time (hrs:min) 0:41 0:41 0:00 Output Size (meg) 11574.1 11565.7 8.4 Original Size (meg) 11574.1 11565.7 8.4 Avg Compressed Size (%) -- -- -- (level:#disks ...) Filesystems Dumped 13 8 5 (1:5) Avg Dump Rate (k/s) 4827.4 4831.4 2264.7 Tape Time (hrs:min) 1:55 1:54 0:00 Tape Size (meg) 6808.3 6799.7 8.6 Tape Used (%) 58.8 58.7 0.1 (level:#disks ...) Filesystems Taped 12 7 5 (1:5) Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s) 1013.5 1013.7 882.1 As you can see my tape size was cut in half all of a sudden. I haven't made any changes to the configuration or drive... Maybe it's just a media error...but I wanted to throw it out here just in case. Any insight is much appreciated... Thanks and have a great day. :) Rebecca A. Pakish Systems Administrator Unterberg & Associates, P.C. (219) 736-5579 ext. 184