Re: Multiple CPUs
Quoting Robert Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Here's my top procs: > > last pid: 2079; load averages: 8.31, 8.91, 8.43up 0 > +00:35:15 20:57:53 > 149 processes: 13 running, 136 sleeping Robert, FWIW, I did some research a short time ago on utilization and other aspects of watching performance and I found that 'load' provided better insight FOR ME into what the system is doing. I wasn't able to find much on load, but if I understand it correctly, part of what it shows is the queue on the processor(s). 8 seems high, even by today's standards and real high by the standards of yesteryear when the load function was originally created. You may want to spend some time researching load and see what you come up with. Bob Lee -- Robert Lee PGP: D3EE2268 pgp.mit.edu I prefer email in plain text pgpO45qnfikqx.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Lousy network performance ...
Quoting Kiffin Gish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am having problems with a slow Internet DSL-connection, especially while > surfing around the web. Try starting with bing and choose some points you can test from both in and out of your local network. Bing should be in the ports collection. Bob > > -- > Kiffin Rex Gish > Gouda, The Netherlands > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Robert Lee PGP: D3EE2268 pgp.mit.edu I prefer email in plain text pgpP02KuGX9sF.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to configue ssmtp for authentication?
Quoting Jin Guojun [VFFS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Try to use send-pr but cannot get ssmtp to work with DSL ISP mail server, > because ISP mail server requires password for authentication. > > I could not find information on how to configure SSMTP to pass password > to the ISP mail server. > Can someone tell me if SSMTP is possible to accomplish such task? or I need > to use some other mail programs. > I remember somewhere that you could use the following: AuthUser= AuthPass= I don't think this covered in the man page and I am afraid I can't remember where I got it from. I don't think this will work with ssl, but if all they need is a uid and pw, it just might. Put this in the conf file. Good luck, Bob -- Robert Lee PGP: D3EE2268 pgp.mit.edu I prefer email in plain text pgpx72evyoP8e.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Bacula vs. Amanda vs. whatever ...
Quoting Kiffin Gish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have a home network with two FreeBSD servers (web- and file-server), a > number of Windows desktops and a wireless FreeBSD laptop all connected to one > another using Samba. > Kiffin, I think you may run into some snags trying to use Amanda in a disk to disk backup scheme. I use it everyday and it works great. I have also used it in a mixed (Win/BSD) environment with no problems. I may suggest you look at the various rsync-based solutions for disk to disk archivinga. I've personally used rsync-backup (look on freshmeat.net) with excellent results. Bob -- Robert Lee PGP: D3EE2268 pgp.mit.edu I prefer email in plain text pgpBAT788zTvo.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Backing up postgresql data
Hello Pat, Just advice from another user -- I always used the dump facility and have restored the data successfully using this method. Thge only glitch that I can ever recall was self-inflicted as I upgraded the DB and then the data couldn't be directly restored. That was a while ago and my memory may not be perfect on that detail. Bob Lee Quoting Pat Maddox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've got postgresql 8 running on my system, and want to do nightly > backups of the database. I took a look at the docs, and there are a > few methods of doing backups - pg_dump, file system level, and using > WAL. I just want to be able to rsync my data every night, maybe every > few hours, so that I can recover it if there are any problems...so > what's the best way to do this. Are there any scripts or utilities > available to make my life easy? > > Thanks, > Pat > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- * I prefer mail in plain text format ** PGP/GnuPG: D3EE2269 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Server Crash
OK Cody, Based upon the information you've given, specific advice is going to be a guessing game. Here's how I'd approach the problem. First off I wouldn't worry too much about restoring the 'system' files, OS, etc..., but concentrate on getting a server back up and operational and then move on to the data. My inital intro into the world of disaster recovery was headed by someone who refused to call the process 'backup' instead calling it 'restore'. You're now finding out why. So, build a new server, install apps, restore data. If you need or want to restore config files (/etc and others) you need to be careful and probably get used to running diff on newly installed vs archived files and updating files as necessary. If you feel you need to truly perform a complete recovery, you may find yourself doing alot of trial and error. Once you get over this setback spend some time and think about how you want to deal with this type of problem in the future. If you need bare metal drive recovery -- a quick search of the 'net should point you to sources of info on how to set up a system for such a process. Good luck. Bob Quoting Cody Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ok, I'm having some problemsdue to the fact that I'm pretty new and > have no idea on how to do this. We had a server crash, hardware > related, and I want to take my dump backups and restore them on another > system. The dump files are located on a remote ftp server. So > basically what I'm trying to accomplish is installing FreeBSD on the new > system, getting the dump files off of the backup server, and then > restoring them on a live server. Is this possible, or should I be > trying to do this a different way. I cannot restore everything exactly > without some changes. The new server is SCSI, and the old server was on > an IDE hard drive and I had re-compiled the kernel with all SCSI devices > disabled (I don't know if that even matters). Anyway I'm kind of lost > and am looking for some guidance. I've done plenty of reading and have > attempted the restoration on my own, but keep hosing the new system. > Any help would greatly be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Cody > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- * I prefer mail in plain text format ** PGP/GnuPG: D3EE2269 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Challenge: LTO2 autoloader with freebsd?!
I am currently running a Dell LT02 8 tape autoloader with AMANDA under Linux RedHat ES3. I've also run AMANDA under NetBSD with a single SCSI tape drive. I think it will meet your needs. You will need to integrate the MTX tools for automating the loader with AMANDA. There are lots of docs around for AMANDA including an excellent chapter that is reprinted from the Unix Backup book -- a search should find that pretty easily -- I think Storage Mountain has a link to it on their website. My advice -- READ EVERYTHING and get a feeling for how the various config files interact. I've had great luck with AMANDA and would recommend it -- and yes, I have restored files from the backups. Bob Quoting mdff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > we are planning for a central backup solution. > this will be a hp proliant dl380 with a scsi- > attached autoloader 1/8 from HP with an integrated > LTO2 drive. > > is it possible to setup backup mechanisms, that > load 1 tape per day into the drive and run the > backup automatically? > > is there any software like veritas that could > be used under freebsd (no graphics preferred)? > > br... > > ps: reply just 2 the list, i'm on it... > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- * I prefer mail in plain text format ** PGP/GnuPG: D3EE2269 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
