On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 07:13:09PM -0700, Paul Yeatman wrote: > Hi, I'm testing my backup system and am finding something unexpected. > > I'm using amanda 2.4.4p3-1 on a server running RedHat linux ES 4. > The restore I'm attempting is performed all on the server using a > spare disk on the server. > > When I run amrecover and add--"add ."--a partition that has 7 levels of > incrementals and then type "list", it shows the tape (actually the > server is a tapeless server so it is really on disk) with the original > full backup on it and then levels 6 and 7 on the holding disk. All > other levels are skipped. Levels 1-5 are not included in the > planned restore. > > I would expect it to restore the latest of each incremental level > 1-7. I currently have several holding disks and can confirm that the > incremental directories that an 'amadmin info' shows for the same > partition exist. When "amrecover" is executed, it shows "found amanda > directory" from all expected holding disks and holding disk directories > and the directories needed for this restore in particular. If I > remove the holding disk from amanda.conf that "holds" levels 6 and 7, > then no levels after the original "tape" are listed in the planned > restore.
Same initial thought as JLM, perhaps nothing changed in the directory during the incremental levels 1-5. > This particular partition was backed up in 2005-05-04. On the first > holding disk, the latest level 1 is in inc directory 20050509, the > latest level 2 is in 20060510, and then the rest of the incremental > directories on the holding disk (until the next holding disk) are level > 3's for this partition. If I include only this one holding disk in my > amanda.conf, this is what the "amindexd.20070417184329.debug" shows > (full file attached) > I would presume that this is a fairly stable, unchanging storage. I base that guess on the fact that the last full backup was May 2005 and the first incremental a year later in May of 2006. Another clue is that the incrementals haven't been moved from the holding disk to tape (physical or virtual) in the last year. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)