OK, thanks Jean-Louis. I'll give that a try. -M
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Jean-Louis Martineau <martin...@zmanda.com>wrote: > > $ man amadmin > estimate [ hostname [ disks ]* ]* > Print the server estimate for the dles, each output lines have > the > following format: > hostname diskname level size > > > Server estimate can only be computed if you already backed up the dles a > few time. > > If you want to run the real estimate, you can try: > /path/to/planner CONF > and try to understand its output. > > Jean-Louis > > > On 03/05/2014 09:31 PM, Michael Stauffer wrote: > >> Amanda 3.4.4 >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to use amadmin's estimate command to get an idea if my DLE >> entries are correct. >> For example: >> >> I want one DLE with all dirs starting with a, except for ./aguirre, then >> another with just ./aguirre >> >> cfile.uphs.upenn.edu <http://cfile.uphs.upenn.edu> jet-a >> /mnt/jet716s_1/jet-export/ { >> >> gui-base >> include "./[a]*" >> exclude "./aguirre/" >> } >> cfile.uphs.upenn.edu <http://cfile.uphs.upenn.edu> jet-aguirre >> /mnt/jet716s_1/jet-export/ { >> >> gui-base >> include "./aguirre/" >> } >> >> This looks fine: >> >> [amandabackup@cback ~]$ amadmin jet1 disklist cfile jet-a | less >> >> line 8 (/etc/amanda/jet1/disklist): >> host cfile.uphs.upenn.edu <http://cfile.uphs.upenn.edu>: >> >> interface default >> disk jet-a: >> <snip> >> EXCLUDE LIST >> EXCLUDE FILE "./aguirre/" >> INCLUDE LIST >> INCLUDE FILE "./[a]*" >> <snip> >> >> But then >> >> [amandabackup@cback ~]$ amadmin jet1 estimate cfile jet-a >> cfile.uphs.upenn.edu <http://cfile.uphs.upenn.edu> jet-a 0 2258244750 >> >> >> shows the size of all ./[a]* dirs, including ./aguirre >> >> and then >> >> [amandabackup@cback ~]$ amadmin jet1 estimate cfile jet-aguirre >> >> doesn't output anything. >> >> Also, this command returns instantly - I'm not sure how it could now the >> size of the DLE instantly after I make changes to it. In fact, if I change >> the jet-a DLE to include ./[a-b]*, the estimate command instantly returns >> the same value. Do I need to tell amanda to reprocess the disklist file? >> >> Thanks >> >> -M >> > >
