Amanda-users: I have started getting the following failed messages.
hertz /gauss/export/pkgs lev 1 FAILED [data timeout] hertz /gauss/export/pkgs lev 1 FAILED [dumper returned FAILED] hertz /gauss/export/pkgs lev 1 FAILED [data timeout] hertz /gauss/export/pkgs lev 1 FAILED [dumper returned FAILED] My first attempt to resolve this problem was to remove the files in the gnutar-lists directory that refered to "pkgs". The next backup produced a level 0 backup of /gauss/export/pkgs which worked just fine. The level 1 backups produce the "FAILED dumper" messages. I then ran a program called "tar-snapshot-edit-new.pl" on the three pkgs files in /var/amanda/gnutar-lists -rw------- 1 amandabackup amanda 54594941 May 20 08:05 hertz_gauss_export_pkgs_0 -rw------- 1 amandabackup amanda 54594963 May 19 05:21 hertz_gauss_export_pkgs_1 -rw------- 1 amandabackup amanda 54594941 May 24 04:01 hertz_gauss_export_pkgs_1.new Which looks for number formatting in the files and all looked ok. I looked in the debug files and found the following. >>>less chunker.20110524035946.debug Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: pid 11063 ruid 30002 euid 30002 version 3.2.3: start at Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: config_overrides: diskfile disklist Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: pid 11063 ruid 30002 euid 30002 version 3.2.3: rename at Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: getcmd: START 20110523231044 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: getcmd: PORT-WRITE 02-00111 /zvol/amanda/holdingdisk/daily/20110523231044/hertz._gauss_export_pkgs.1 hertz ffffffff9efefbffffffffff01 /gauss/export/pkgs 1 2011:5:20:3:10:42 10485760 APPLICATION 1146336 |;auth=bsdtcp;index; Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_server opening socket with family 2 (requested family was 2) Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: try_socksize: receive buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: bind_portrange2: Try port 61609: Available - Success Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_server: waiting for connection: 0.0.0.0.61609 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_server opening socket with family 2 (requested family was 2) Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: try_socksize: receive buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: bind_portrange2: Try port 61609: Available - Address already in use Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: bind_portrange2: Try port 61610: Available - Success Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_server: waiting for connection: 0.0.0.0.61610 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: putresult: 23 PORT Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_accept: connection from 127.0.0.1.1024 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: try_socksize: receive buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: Building type FILE header of 32768-32768 bytes with name='hertz' disk='/gauss/export/pkgs' dumplevel=1 and blocksize=32768 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: stream_accept: connection from 127.0.0.1.1024 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: chunker: try_socksize: receive buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 05:59:46 2011: chunker: getcmd: FAILED 02-00111 Tue May 24 05:59:46 2011: chunker: putresult: 10 FAILED Tue May 24 05:59:46 2011: chunker: pid 11063 finish time Tue May 24 05:59:46 2011 chunker.20110524035946.debug (END) >>>less dumper.20110523231051000.debu Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: security_streaminit(stream=8118000, driver=80b594c (BSDTCP)) Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: security_streaminit(stream=8120040, driver=80b594c (BSDTCP)) Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: security_streaminit(stream=8128080, driver=80b594c (BSDTCP)) Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: security_close(handle=8104e98, driver=80b594c (BSDTCP)) Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: security_stream_close(810fa48) Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: event register index compress 12 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: Building type FILE header of 32768-32768 bytes with name='hertz' disk='/gauss/export/pkgs' dumplevel=1 and blocksize=32768 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: Sending data to 127.0.0.1:52516 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: make_socket opening socket with family 2 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: connect_port: Try port 1024: available - Success Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: connected to 127.0.0.1.52516 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: our side is 0.0.0.0.1024 Tue May 24 01:59:45 2011: dumper: try_socksize: send buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 03:59:45 2011: dumper: security_stream_close(8118000) Tue May 24 03:59:45 2011: dumper: tcpm_send_token: data is still flowing Tue May 24 03:59:45 2011: dumper: security_stream_close(8120040) Tue May 24 03:59:45 2011: dumper: security_stream_close(8128080) Tue May 24 03:59:45 2011: dumper: putresult: 10 FAILED Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: getcmd: PORT-DUMP 02-00111 61609 hertz ffffffff9efefbffffffffff01 /gauss/export/pkgs /zvol/AMBKZFSCLONE/zvol/replicate/gauss/export/pkgs 1 2011:5:20:3:10:42 amgtar "" "" "" "" bsdtcp AMANDA 127.0.0.1:61610 |" <auth>bsdtcp</auth>\n <record>YES</record>\n <index>YES</index>\n <datapath>AMANDA</datapath>\n <backup-program>\n <plugin>amgtar</plugin>\n <property>\n <name>check-device</name>\n <value>NO</value>\n </property>\n <property>\n <name>gnutar-listdir</name>\n <value>/var/amanda/gnutar-lists</value>\n </property>\n <property>\n <name>atime-preserve</name>\n <value>NO</value>\n </property>\n <property>\n <name>gnutar-path</name>\n <value>/usr/sfw/bin/gtar</value>\n </property>\n </backup-program>\n" Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: Sending header to localhost:61609 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: make_socket opening socket with family 2 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: connect_port: Try port 1024: available - Success Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: connected to 127.0.0.1.61609 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: our side is 0.0.0.0.1024 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: try_socksize: send buffer size is 65536 Tue May 24 03:59:46 2011: dumper: send request: ---- Can anyone see what is causing the FAILED message for /gauss/export/pkgs. Thanks Robert _____________________________________________________________________ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: rmcg...@purdue.edu Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067