RE: amflush during amdump
> > Will there be a conflict if I run amflush while an amdump > is running? > > > > I'll be running amdump like this so that I can accumulate enough > > multiple dumps in my holding disk before I amflush it to tape: > > > > amdump DailySet1 -o tapedev=/dev/null -o tpchanger="" > > (thanks to Jean-Louis for the taper options patch) > > > > > > Then I'll have a cron job that periodically checks the > amount of space > > used in the holding disk. If the size is close to the > capacity of one > > of my tapes, then amflush will run. > > > > So my question is, if amflush runs while amdump is running, > will it try > > to flush the dump that amdump is currently working on and cause any > > problems? > > > > It won't run, it will complain there is another process > already running. > What I would do is set autoflush=yes in amanda.conf, then > instead of running > a separate cron job just write a wrapper around your amdump > job. If the data > is less than your required level, call it with your -o > options, if it is > above, call as usual and it will flush everything (including > that run) to > tape. > > Matt > Ah, great idea. Thanks, Matt! > -- > Matt Hyclak > Department of Mathematics > Department of Social Work > Ohio University > (740) 593-1263 > This communication is the property of Qwest and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments.
Re: amflush during amdump
On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 01:10:57PM -0500, Lee, Raymond enlightened us: > Will there be a conflict if I run amflush while an amdump is running? > > I'll be running amdump like this so that I can accumulate enough > multiple dumps in my holding disk before I amflush it to tape: > > amdump DailySet1 -o tapedev=/dev/null -o tpchanger="" > (thanks to Jean-Louis for the taper options patch) > > > Then I'll have a cron job that periodically checks the amount of space > used in the holding disk. If the size is close to the capacity of one > of my tapes, then amflush will run. > > So my question is, if amflush runs while amdump is running, will it try > to flush the dump that amdump is currently working on and cause any > problems? > It won't run, it will complain there is another process already running. What I would do is set autoflush=yes in amanda.conf, then instead of running a separate cron job just write a wrapper around your amdump job. If the data is less than your required level, call it with your -o options, if it is above, call as usual and it will flush everything (including that run) to tape. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263
