On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 11:52:34PM -0500, system manager wrote: > Hello, > > I'm running Redhat 9.0, afio: Version 2.4.7, flexbackup-1.2.0, mt-st v. 0.7 > and buffer 1.19-5. > I'm using a DLT ... 8000 I think (40/80 GB tapes). > > I have erase set to rewind only, I tried to erase and it went into what seemed > to be an infinite loop, I didn't time it, but it might have gone for as long > as an hour before I killed it. > > I also had a problem the one time I tried to do a level 2 backup, it just > spun tape for much longer than a level 0 backup would have taken, the screen > output stopped early on.
This appears to have been a glitch, I've done a number of non-level 0 backups this morning without a problem. > While I would like to solve the above problem, the following is my more > pressing problem. > > I backed up several directory trees onto a tape. Later (two weeks later) I > reinserted the tape, typed "flexbackup -dir /home" and away it went, > and when it was done "flexbackup -toc" showed it to be the only > file left. > > Now after the experimentation I describe below, I went back to that tape > and stepped through it using "mt fsf" and "mt tell" and actually > looked at the log file :-p. > > What appears to have happened is that the archive was indeed put > on the end of the tape, but the table of contents was erased as > was the last 0 level home log file. > > The behaviour below was slightly different. Actually no, the behaviour below was identical, the new archive was put at the end of the tape and the table of contents was erased. But this morning, after much effort I can not succeed in replicating this. Well, if I ever suceed in replicating this I'll let y'all know, Thank you for your patience. >If I am understanding this correctly (having reread the README), what i >need to do is manually keep track of where each archive is, then do a >"mt fsf x" to get to the archive I want to retrieve and when properly >placed do a "flexbackup extract". Whereas if the toc was intact I >would do a "flexbackup extract -num x". > Am I understanding that correctly? Robert Morphis ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
