Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:47:48 -0400 David Trusty wrote: Hi, I checked the logs. There is no error message, and I have no cron running either. I can duplicate the problem every time. Is it always at the same place (part 51)? Yes. Could you provide the "LABEL=" line from the amidxtaped.*.debug file? amidxtaped: time 0.053: > LABEL=104:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175;105:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56 From: Jean-Louis Martineau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: David Trusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive What is the output of `amadmin find helix /mnt/dataa/invention`? I want to know if the part 51 should be read from the same tape or the next tape. Jean-Louis Interestingly, the amrecover says that it will need two tapes. When I put the first tape in, it reads it for a long time, gets the error I noted below, and then just gives up on asking for the second tape. Any other ideas? Thanks, David From: Ian Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Trusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:27:19 -0400 The "device or resource busy" message comes from your operating system. Normally this error means that two programs tried to access the tape device simultaneously. I suspect one of the following: 1) A hardware problem or kernel bug. Check your kernel debug logs. 2) A cron job that accesses the tape. Check your cron log. --Ian On Friday 22 September 2006 19:21, David Trusty wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to restore a file which is on a backup > which used tape spanning. I am running version 2.5.1. > > The backup says it completed successfully, but I get > the errors below from amrecover and imidxtaped. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks!! > > David > > amrecover output > > Looking for tape 104... > tar: Read 8192 bytes from - > tar: Unexpected EOF in archive > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > Extractor child exited with status 2 > > > debug log for amidxtaped > ~~~ > midxtaped: 46: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 46/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 47: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 47/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 48: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 48/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 49: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 49/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 50: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 50/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 51: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 51/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: pid 18574 finish time Fri Sep 22 11:29:43 2006 -- Zmanda: Open Source Data Protection and Archiving. http://www.zmanda.com
Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive
David Trusty wrote: Hi, I checked the logs. There is no error message, and I have no cron running either. I can duplicate the problem every time. Is it always at the same place (part 51)? Could you provide the "LABEL=" line from the amidxtaped.*.debug file? What is the output of `amadmin find helix /mnt/dataa/invention`? I want to know if the part 51 should be read from the same tape or the next tape. Jean-Louis Interestingly, the amrecover says that it will need two tapes. When I put the first tape in, it reads it for a long time, gets the error I noted below, and then just gives up on asking for the second tape. Any other ideas? Thanks, David From: Ian Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Trusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:27:19 -0400 The "device or resource busy" message comes from your operating system. Normally this error means that two programs tried to access the tape device simultaneously. I suspect one of the following: 1) A hardware problem or kernel bug. Check your kernel debug logs. 2) A cron job that accesses the tape. Check your cron log. --Ian On Friday 22 September 2006 19:21, David Trusty wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to restore a file which is on a backup > which used tape spanning. I am running version 2.5.1. > > The backup says it completed successfully, but I get > the errors below from amrecover and imidxtaped. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks!! > > David > > amrecover output > > Looking for tape 104... > tar: Read 8192 bytes from - > tar: Unexpected EOF in archive > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > Extractor child exited with status 2 > > > debug log for amidxtaped > ~~~ > midxtaped: 46: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 46/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 47: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 47/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 48: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 48/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 49: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 49/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 50: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 50/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 51: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 51/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: pid 18574 finish time Fri Sep 22 11:29:43 2006 -- Zmanda: Open Source Data Protection and Archiving. http://www.zmanda.com
Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive
Hi, I checked the logs. There is no error message, and I have no cron running either. I can duplicate the problem every time. Interestingly, the amrecover says that it will need two tapes. When I put the first tape in, it reads it for a long time, gets the error I noted below, and then just gives up on asking for the second tape. Any other ideas? Thanks, David From: Ian Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Trusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:27:19 -0400 The "device or resource busy" message comes from your operating system. Normally this error means that two programs tried to access the tape device simultaneously. I suspect one of the following: 1) A hardware problem or kernel bug. Check your kernel debug logs. 2) A cron job that accesses the tape. Check your cron log. --Ian On Friday 22 September 2006 19:21, David Trusty wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to restore a file which is on a backup > which used tape spanning. I am running version 2.5.1. > > The backup says it completed successfully, but I get > the errors below from amrecover and imidxtaped. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks!! > > David > > amrecover output > > Looking for tape 104... > tar: Read 8192 bytes from - > tar: Unexpected EOF in archive > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > Extractor child exited with status 2 > > > debug log for amidxtaped > ~~~ > midxtaped: 46: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 46/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 47: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 47/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 48: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 48/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 49: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 49/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 50: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 50/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 51: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 51/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: pid 18574 finish time Fri Sep 22 11:29:43 2006 -- Zmanda: Open Source Data Protection and Archiving. http://www.zmanda.com
Re: Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive
The "device or resource busy" message comes from your operating system. Normally this error means that two programs tried to access the tape device simultaneously. I suspect one of the following: 1) A hardware problem or kernel bug. Check your kernel debug logs. 2) A cron job that accesses the tape. Check your cron log. --Ian On Friday 22 September 2006 19:21, David Trusty wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to restore a file which is on a backup > which used tape spanning. I am running version 2.5.1. > > The backup says it completed successfully, but I get > the errors below from amrecover and imidxtaped. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks!! > > David > > amrecover output > > Looking for tape 104... > tar: Read 8192 bytes from - > tar: Unexpected EOF in archive > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > Extractor child exited with status 2 > > > debug log for amidxtaped > ~~~ > midxtaped: 46: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 46/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 47: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 47/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 48: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 48/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 49: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 49/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 50: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 50/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: 51: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk > /mnt/dataa/invention part 51/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar > amidxtaped: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: restore read error: Device or resource busy > amidxtaped: time 2988.892: pid 18574 finish time Fri Sep 22 11:29:43 2006 -- Zmanda: Open Source Data Protection and Archiving. http://www.zmanda.com
Amrecover fails when using tape spanning: Unexpected EOF in archive
Hi, I am trying to restore a file which is on a backup which used tape spanning. I am running version 2.5.1. The backup says it completed successfully, but I get the errors below from amrecover and imidxtaped. Any ideas? Thanks!! David amrecover output Looking for tape 104... tar: Read 8192 bytes from - tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now Extractor child exited with status 2 debug log for amidxtaped ~~~ midxtaped: 46: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 46/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: 47: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 47/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: 48: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 48/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: 49: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 49/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: 50: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 50/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: 51: restoring split dumpfile: date 20060920 host helix disk /mnt/dataa/invention part 51/UNKNOWN lev 0 comp N program /bin/tar amidxtaped: restore read error: Device or resource busy amidxtaped: time 2988.892: restore read error: Device or resource busy amidxtaped: time 2988.892: pid 18574 finish time Fri Sep 22 11:29:43 2006
