hi geoff, i've had a similar problem about a week ago. look at this report-snippet (i've taken out the hosts and ip's):
------------------------------------------------------ These dumps were to tape daily09. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape. The next new tape already labelled is: daily10. FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: nptn.some.net /var/lib/mysql_backup lev 0 FAILED [nptn.some.net: [addr 1.2.3.4: hostname lookup failed]] nptn.some.net /etc lev 0 FAILED [nptn.some.net: [addr 1.2.3.4: hostname lookup failed]] nptn.some.net /home lev 0 FAILED [nptn.some.net: [addr 1.2.3.4: hostname lookup failed]] ------------------------------------------------------ also in my case, it's very unlikely that it's a dns issue. we run our own nameservers, and none have had any downtime. forward and reverse is also properly configured.. i have no answer to your question, but in my case the problem seems to have fixxed itself.. the next day this host was backed up properly, and i've had no problem since. maybe amanda's dns lookup process is a bit flakey? regards, -Rodi Evers On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 04:44, Geoff Swavley wrote: > hi All, > > I run 25 schedules per night, and only 1 ... this one ... gives me some > heart-ache. I know it must be something other than DNS but all of the > error messages are trying to send me down that garden path. The amanda > host machine is "windamere", and schedule6 backs up "intrap". I can log onto > both machines and easily do forward and reverse lookups on both hosts, so I know > > there is no DNS issue. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > windamere[26]% nslookup intrap > Server: gps.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.91 > > Name: intrap.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.32 > > windamere[27]% nslookup 172.24.16.32 > Server: gps.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.91 > > Name: intrap.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.32 > > windamere[28]% > -------------------------------------------------------------- > intrap[1]# nslookup windamere > Server: gps.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.91 > > Name: windamere.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.86 > > intrap[2]# nslookup 172.24.16.86 > Server: gps.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.91 > > Name: windamere.dlwc.nsw.gov.au > Address: 172.24.16.86 > > intrap[3]# > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Here's the output from the schedule 6 dump - planner is NOT HAPPY > about something .... any ideas what's going wrong???: > > Subject: schedule6 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR March 5, 2004 > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 00:15:07 +1100 (EST) > From: Amanda Archiving Server <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > These dumps were to tape schedule6-THU. > The next tape Amanda expects to use is: schedule6-MON. > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > planner: ERROR intrap: [addr 172.24.16.86: hostname lookup failed] > intrap / RESULTS MISSING > intrap /appl RESULTS MISSING > intrap /export/home RESULTS MISSING > intrap /htdocs RESULTS MISSING > intrap /opt RESULTS MISSING > intrap /opt/apache RESULTS MISSING > intrap /u01 RESULTS MISSING > intrap /u02 RESULTS MISSING > > > STATISTICS: > Total Full Daily > -------- -------- -------- > Estimate Time (hrs:min) 0:00 > Run Time (hrs:min) 0:00 > Dump Time (hrs:min) 0:00 0:00 0:00 > Output Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Original Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Avg Compressed Size (%) -- -- -- > Filesystems Dumped 0 0 0 > Avg Dump Rate (k/s) -- -- -- > > Tape Time (hrs:min) 0:00 0:00 0:00 > Tape Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Tape Used (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Filesystems Taped 0 0 0 > Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s) -- -- -- > > USAGE BY TAPE: > Label Time Size % Nb > schedule6-THU 0:00 0.0 0.0 0 > > > NOTES: > planner: tapecycle (4) <= runspercycle (4) > driver: WARNING: got empty schedule from planner > taper: tape schedule6-THU kb 0 fm 0 [OK] > > > DUMP SUMMARY: > DUMPER STATS TAPER STATS > HOSTNAME DISK L ORIG-KB OUT-KB COMP% MMM:SS KB/s MMM:SS KB/s > -------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------ > intrap / MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /appl MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap -xport/home MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /htdocs MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /opt MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /opt/apache MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /u01 MISSING -------------------------------------- > intrap /u02 MISSING -------------------------------------- > > (brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.4p2) > > -- > geoffs :-) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Geoff Swavley Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > UNIX Sys Admin Snail : Level 8, 10 Valentine Ave, > Support and Network Operations Parramatta NSW 2150 > Dept of Infrastructure, Planning Sydney Australia > and Natural Resources Phone : 61-2-98957125 > http://www.radx.net/~geoffs Fax : 61-2-98957086 > Mobile: 61-422-002005 Home : 61-2-96593637 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs > no risk." - Setanti, Joaquin de