Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-16 Thread Kim Kimball
Gérald Macinenti wrote: Kim Kimball a écrit : The backup dump command has "-append" as an option. Do you know if this was used when the dumps were created? yes it was used, and as I understand, this is what caused the problem as appending to a dump is only supported for

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-12 Thread Gérald Macinenti
Kim Kimball a écrit : The backup dump command has "-append" as an option. Do you know if this was used when the dumps were created? yes it was used, and as I understand, this is what caused the problem as appending to a dump is only supported for tape devices, not files. So the problem arises

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-12 Thread Kim Kimball
The backup dump command has "-append" as an option. Do you know if this was used when the dumps were created? Gerald Macinenti wrote: Carsten Schulz-Key wrote: Gerald Macinenti wrote: When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an exte

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-12 Thread Gerald Macinenti
Carsten Schulz-Key wrote: Gerald Macinenti wrote: When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I have the following error in butc output: I

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Carsten Schulz-Key
Gerald Macinenti wrote: >When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on >tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully >restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I have the >following error in butc output: It seems, you're encounter

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Gérald Macinenti
Kim Kimball a écrit : Can you tell me what's in the config file for the butm port? (/usr/afs/backup/CFG_) the file is CFG_var_openafs_backup_link and its content is FILE YES MOUNT /var/openafs/backup/bin/mount-script UNMOUNT /var/openafs/backup/bin/mount-script Gérald Macinenti wrote: Kim

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Kim Kimball
Can you tell me what's in the config file for the butm port? (/usr/afs/backup/CFG_) Gérald Macinenti wrote: Kim Kimball a écrit : Gerald, if you run "backup volinfo incrementals? yes Gerald Macinenti wrote: Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Gérald Macinenti
Kim Kimball a écrit : Why 'butm' and not 'butc?' no idea my Tape Coordinator is launched with "/usr/sbin/butc $portoffset" Gerald Macinenti wrote: Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Gérald Macinenti
Kim Kimball a écrit : Gerald, if you run "backup volinfo yes Gerald Macinenti wrote: Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Kim Kimball
Gerald, if you run "backup volinfo Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I have the following error in butc output: Restoring v

Re: [OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Kim Kimball
Why 'butm' and not 'butc?' Gerald Macinenti wrote: Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I have the following error in butc outp

[OpenAFS] Error restoring volumes from backup

2007-07-11 Thread Gerald Macinenti
Hi, When trying to restore a volume for which I have incremental dumps on tape (not a tape but a file on an external disk), I can sucessfully restore the last full dump but increments are not appended, I have the following error in butc output: Restoring volume myuser.restored Id XXX on serv