Re: *** Tapeless Backup (Optimization) ***

2007-09-05 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 10:07:18AM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have been doing tapeless backups for some time now (using tapedev > file:/...) and my backups have now gotten big enough that the following > is an issue: > > First, to achieve parallel dumps, I use a holdingdisk. This however

Re: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Hi, Chris, on Samstag, 10. Jänner 2004 at 19:03 you wrote to amanda-users: CJ> Thanks for all your help. I decided to re-install the newest release of CJ> 2.4.4p2 yesterday and finally this morning, I got it working. Glad to hear that. Did you use chg-multi or chg-disk now? CJ> My next task is

RE: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-10 Thread Chris Jones
Stefan, > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stefan G. > Weichinger > Sent: 10 January 2004 16:10 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Tapeless backup configuration > > > Hi, Chris, > > on Donnerstag, 0

Re: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-10 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Hi, Chris, on Donnerstag, 08. Jänner 2004 at 20:39 you wrote to amanda-users: CJ> I have followed the instructions for the RPM included with Fedora and still CJ> I am getting these errors. I appreciate your help, but I am still apparently CJ> missing a key element in the configuration. As Paul s

RE: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-08 Thread Frank Smith
is >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Tapeless backup configuration >> >> >> chris wrote: >> >> > I have set up the environment exactly as set out in >> > http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/191.html and >> have got to >>

RE: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-08 Thread Chris Jones
Paul, > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Bijnens > Sent: 07 January 2004 20:25 > To: chris > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Tapeless backup configuration > > > chris wrote: > > > I have se

Re: Tapeless backup configuration

2004-01-07 Thread Paul Bijnens
chris wrote: I have set up the environment exactly as set out in http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/191.html and have got to the part where I am trying to set the labels. When I run amlabel DailySet1 DailySet101 slot 1 I get the response: amlabel: could not load slot "1" : chg-multi: sl

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi (ver. 2.4.1p1)

2003-08-14 Thread Gene Heskett
a". Just to keep the system from biteing you, you should become this user when editing amanda.conf, or any of the other config related files, I've had linux very occasionally convert ownership to root:root, which of course brings everything to a halt, with the screeching usually being done

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi

2003-07-18 Thread Paul Bijnens
Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: You must use at least the 2.4.3 version of amanda to be able to backup in a file instead of a tape. Is this true?? If so, I found my problem!!! Yes. And suddenly my eye falls on your address... Does John R. Jackson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) still work at Purdue? He is one of

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi

2003-07-18 Thread Byarlay, Wayne A.
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Audrey BROCHET wrote: >You must use at least the 2.4.3 version of amanda to be able to backup in a file instead of a tape. Is this true?? If so, I found my problem!!! wab p.s. Sorry Jon, meant this to go to the group but accidentally replied to you alone. Wayne Byarlay

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi (ver. 2.4.1p1)

2003-07-18 Thread Paul Bijnens
Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: NO I am using 2.4.1p1. Well there's your problem. The "file:" driver did not exist prior to 2.4.3. (Not 100% but only 95% sure here). There is no "ammt" either, I suppose. Install 2.4.4p1, and try again. Does "man amanda" on your system have a section "OUTPUT DRIVERS" at

RE: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi (ver. 2.4.1p1)

2003-07-18 Thread Byarlay, Wayne A.
ge- From: Jon LaBadie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:21 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:26:38PM -0500, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: > I am attempting to use AMANDA to write to Disk instead of

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi

2003-07-17 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:26:38PM -0500, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: > I am attempting to use AMANDA to write to Disk instead of Tape. > > I have followed the directions in the archives to the best of my ability... > but I'm still running into an error. > > I try to use amlabel (/usr/sbin/amlabel -

Re: Tapeless Backup using chg-multi

2003-07-17 Thread Paul Bijnens
Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote: I try to use amlabel (/usr/sbin/amlabel -f DailyNAS1 DailyNAS01 slot 1)to prepare the directories, but I keep getting an error that says "device could not load slot "current": not a device file." Just verifying: you are using amanda 2.4.3 or later? ---

RE: tapeless backup...should i have symbolic links to data?

2003-07-12 Thread Drew Mogan
Message- > From: Jon LaBadie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 9:31 PM > To: Drew Mogan > Subject: Re: tapeless backup...should i have symbolic links to data? > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 09:49:55AM -0700, Drew Mogan wrote: > > Hello, > >

Re: tapeless backup

2003-03-04 Thread Joshua Baker-LePain
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 at 12:18pm, Jim Mozley wrote > This covers an initial installation and configuration. I've tested it to the > point of performing a backup. It still needs the install procedure verifying > during a second run through, a restore example documenting and installation > on backup cl

Re: tapeless backup again

2003-02-24 Thread bao
I had tried 2.4.3, but had the same problem as described, so I downgraded down to 2.4.2p1, and still have the same problem. I will put back 2.4.3, and will refer/use 2.4.3 for further suggestion Thanks Matt Hyclak wrote: On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:57:04AM -0800, bao enlightened us: I've posted

Re: tapeless backup

2003-02-24 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:51:06AM -0800, bao wrote: > I've posted this a few days ago, but I guess it slipped through the > list. Here I post it again. > > I need to backup the first drive to the second hard drive on the same > machine (client + server), but encounter this when running amdump.

Re: tapeless backup again

2003-02-24 Thread Matt Hyclak
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 10:57:04AM -0800, bao enlightened us: > I've posted this a few days ago, but I guess it slipped through the > list. Here I post it again. > > I need to backup the first drive to the second hard drive on the same > machine (client + server), but encounter this when running

Re: Tapeless backup

2003-02-24 Thread Paul Bijnens
Gregor Ibic wrote: Ok, I have done some symlinks to data directories and create a few tapes with amlabel. What you say is very confusing. Why did you create symlinks for? Normally symlinks are not followed when making backups. I create backup, first full and then incremental. It works ok. Apparent

RE: Tapeless backup

2003-02-23 Thread Gregor Ibic
Ok, I have done some symlinks to data directories and create a few tapes with amlabel. I create backup, first full and then incremental. It works ok. Before incremental I add some file to the directory that I backup. Then when I try to recover files I do not get this additional file that is in inc

Re: Tapeless backup? Wheres the howto! the man pages! HELP!!

2003-01-02 Thread Joe Young
: "Daniel Negron/KBE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 7:32 AM Subject: Re: Tapeless backup? Wheres the howto! the man pages! HELP!! I was given this by a guy in Romania, this worked with very little proble

Re: Tapeless Backup Documentation - call for volunteers

2003-01-02 Thread Niall O Broin
On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 12:15:26PM -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote: > There are messages similar to the following, > posted frequently to the amanda-users list: > > There is not much documentation in setting up AMANDA > to be backuped up to a Hard Drive. I checked web sites, > the MAN pages, the

Re: tapeless backup with amanda

2002-03-28 Thread Joshua Baker-LePain
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 at 9:45pm, Dan Barnes wrote > Has anyone out there successfully configured amanda to backup to a spare > hard drive without backing up to tape? You have two options: 1) Use version 2.4.2p2, and set your tape device to something like /dev/no/such/device (*not* /dev/null). A

Re: tapeless backup with amanda

2002-03-27 Thread Eric Zylstra
On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 01:45 PM, Dan Barnes wrote: > Has anyone out there successfully configured amanda to backup to a spare > hard drive without backing up to tape? I've set up a system using 2.4.2p2 to backup to nfs mounted drive space just recently. If you are able to use 2.4.3,

Re: tapeless backup with amanda

2002-03-27 Thread Malcolm Herbert
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:45:26 + (GMT), "Dan Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]|said: |Has anyone out there successfully configured amanda to backup to a |spare hard drive without backing up to tape? not a solution to your problem (sorry), but a question in regards to media: is there any chance of gett

RE: Tapeless backup

2001-09-18 Thread Bort, Paul
Search the amanda-hackers archive for John Jackson's 'taper' interface, which allows (IIRC) any mountable device to be used for backup. The postings explain where to get the code (CVS) and how to configure it. > -Original Message- > From: Andrei Neagoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: