On Tuesday 12 May 2020 13:30:56 Debra S Baddorf wrote: > > On May 12, 2020, at 4:49 AM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > > wrote: > > > > On Thursday 05 March 2020 05:08:25 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Amanda did a 72GB backup last night, where fot a couple weeks it has > > sailed along in the 15GB range. So I have not solved my problem > > with the long cycle bandaid. > > > > So of course it used 2 vtapes, and ran w/o any error drama. > > > > Here is the triggering problem, the database my wrapper script keeps > > so that I can restore to that same backup, not a day older, in the > > event of a major main disk upchuck and all of the amanda history is > > wiped out. > > > > root@coyote:~$ du -h /GenesAmandaHelper-0.61/config-bak/ > > 32G /GenesAmandaHelper-0.61/config-bak/ > > > > Which is just a few % smaller than the size of a vtape. It contains > > copies of the indice files generated from each run as uncompressed > > tarballs for the last 60 amanda runs. Each is nearly .6 GB. And > > its my last chance to recover all that data for amanda's recovery > > database in one swell foop. And because of that, I don't want to > > break that one up into smaller pieces. It does compress about 10 GB > > in the process, but I don't see a satisfactory way to shrink it, > > other than shrinking the number of vtapes. My script also appends a > > copy of todays config and generated indice as a tarballs, which it > > does every night as an append to that slots contents, so its not > > actually included in the disklist where it would be both subject to > > the vtape size set in the config, and duplicate data harder to find > > in the normal backup scheme. > > > > Looking for a solution, but I don't see one. Open to ideas though. > > > > Perhaps a classic example of not being able to see the forest with > > all these trees in the way. > > > > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > -- > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law > > respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis > > Genes Web page > > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__geneslinuxbox.n > >et-3A6309_gene&d=DwICaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=HMrKaRiCv4jddln9fL > >PIOw&m=f3wTouquDod7ABHV_R7wbvwDtmOLd3w9NxRmOHYCvkc&s=e4EopQ3ZpdNPF7KF > >kVKSvIU5qq9mZvC0rW5xx7Lfkko&e= > > > Maybe just add a second disk, for more vtapes? Then you can cease > caring if occasional runs take 2 vtapes. You’d have a bigger pool of > backups, for longer redundancy. > > Deb Baddorf
Thats also been considered, but with my present age of 85, and this virus, will I be around to use it? 64 Trillion $ question. Take your vitamin D, it might make you a survivor. Stay well and safe Deb. Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
