Re: What is this xfadump error?
Original Message From: ToddAndMargo Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 04:16 To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov Subject: Re: What is this xfadump error? Original Message From: ToddAndMargo Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 20:37 To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov Subject: What is this xfadump error? Hi All, $ rpm -qa \*xfsdump\* xfsdump-3.1.4-1.el7.x86_64 What is the meaning of this xfsdump error. There is no /dev/sda on this system at the moment. # /usr/sbin/xfsdump -v verbose -M 1 -L 1 -l 0 -f /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump /home /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dumping non-directory files WARNING: Your hard drive is failing Device: /dev/sda [SAT], unable to open device /usr/sbin/xfsdump: ending media file /usr/sbin/xfsdump: media file size 453262590208 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump size (non-dir files) : 453181559704 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump complete: 5404 seconds elapsed /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Summary: /usr/sbin/xfsdump: stream 0 /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump OK (success) /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Status: SUCCESS And it succeeded! /home is on /dev/sdb3 /lin-bak is /dev/sdc1 Really! # fdisk -l /dev/sda fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: No such file or directory Any idea? Many thanks, -T On 05/14/2016 09:58 PM, prmari...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like your hard drive or the controller are having issues. By any chance is/var on sda. XFSdump keeps a catalog in /var/lib/xfs which is used for incremental backups. I know this because about 3 or 4 years ago I had to file a bug ticket with Red Hat for RHEL 6 about improper selinux contexts on that directory. Hi Rrmarino, It is not an incremental dump. But It is two removable backups in a row. Due to this bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257018 The backup drive mounts on /dev/sda the first time, gets removed and the second drive mounts on /dev/sdc. This error occurred on the second drive. Maybe it is using this catalog? On 05/15/2016 08:01 AM, prmari...@gmail.com wrote: It always uses the catalog, even though you are doing full dumps it updates the catalog so you can do incremental in the future. It also knows where the backups were stored and where to restore them by default. I think we have found the source of the error. Now we wait ... https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336160
Re: What is this xfadump error?
It always uses the catalog, even though you are doing full dumps it updates the catalog so you can do incremental in the future. It also knows where the backups were stored and where to restore them by default. Original Message From: ToddAndMargo Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 04:16 To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov Subject: Re: What is this xfadump error? >> Original Message >> From: ToddAndMargo >> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 20:37 >> To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov >> Subject: What is this xfadump error? >> >> Hi All, >> >> $ rpm -qa \*xfsdump\* >> xfsdump-3.1.4-1.el7.x86_64 >> >> What is the meaning of this xfsdump error. There is >> no /dev/sda on this system at the moment. >> >> # /usr/sbin/xfsdump -v verbose -M 1 -L 1 -l 0 -f >> /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump /home >> >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dumping non-directory files >> WARNING: Your hard drive is failing >> Device: /dev/sda [SAT], unable to open device >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: ending media file >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: media file size 453262590208 bytes >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump size (non-dir files) : 453181559704 bytes >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump complete: 5404 seconds elapsed >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Summary: >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: stream 0 /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump >> OK (success) >> /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Status: SUCCESS >> >> >> And it succeeded! >> >> /home is on /dev/sdb3 >> /lin-bak is /dev/sdc1 >> >> Really! >> >> # fdisk -l /dev/sda >> fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: No such file or directory >> >> Any idea? >> >> Many thanks, >> -T On 05/14/2016 09:58 PM, prmari...@gmail.com wrote: > Sounds like your hard drive or the controller are having issues. > By any chance is/var on sda. XFSdump keeps a catalog in /var/lib/xfs which > is used for incremental backups. > I know this because about 3 or 4 years ago I had to file a bug ticket with > Red Hat for RHEL 6 about improper selinux contexts on that directory. > > Hi Rrmarino, It is not an incremental dump. But It is two removable backups in a row. Due to this bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257018 The backup drive mounts on /dev/sda the first time, gets removed and the second drive mounts on /dev/sdc. This error occurred on the second drive. Maybe it is using this catalog? -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~
Re: What is this xfadump error?
Original Message From: ToddAndMargo Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 20:37 To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov Subject: What is this xfadump error? Hi All, $ rpm -qa \*xfsdump\* xfsdump-3.1.4-1.el7.x86_64 What is the meaning of this xfsdump error. There is no /dev/sda on this system at the moment. # /usr/sbin/xfsdump -v verbose -M 1 -L 1 -l 0 -f /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump /home /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dumping non-directory files WARNING: Your hard drive is failing Device: /dev/sda [SAT], unable to open device /usr/sbin/xfsdump: ending media file /usr/sbin/xfsdump: media file size 453262590208 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump size (non-dir files) : 453181559704 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump complete: 5404 seconds elapsed /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Summary: /usr/sbin/xfsdump: stream 0 /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump OK (success) /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Status: SUCCESS And it succeeded! /home is on /dev/sdb3 /lin-bak is /dev/sdc1 Really! # fdisk -l /dev/sda fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: No such file or directory Any idea? Many thanks, -T On 05/14/2016 09:58 PM, prmari...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like your hard drive or the controller are having issues. By any chance is/var on sda. XFSdump keeps a catalog in /var/lib/xfs which is used for incremental backups. I know this because about 3 or 4 years ago I had to file a bug ticket with Red Hat for RHEL 6 about improper selinux contexts on that directory. Hi Rrmarino, It is not an incremental dump. But It is two removable backups in a row. Due to this bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257018 The backup drive mounts on /dev/sda the first time, gets removed and the second drive mounts on /dev/sdc. This error occurred on the second drive. Maybe it is using this catalog? -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~
Re: What is this xfadump error?
Sounds like your hard drive or the controller are having issues. By any chance is/var on sda. XFSdump keeps a catalog in /var/lib/xfs which is used for incremental backups. I know this because about 3 or 4 years ago I had to file a bug ticket with Red Hat for RHEL 6 about improper selinux contexts on that directory. Original Message From: ToddAndMargo Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 20:37 To: scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov Subject: What is this xfadump error? Hi All, $ rpm -qa \*xfsdump\* xfsdump-3.1.4-1.el7.x86_64 What is the meaning of this xfsdump error. There is no /dev/sda on this system at the moment. # /usr/sbin/xfsdump -v verbose -M 1 -L 1 -l 0 -f /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump /home /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dumping non-directory files WARNING: Your hard drive is failing Device: /dev/sda [SAT], unable to open device /usr/sbin/xfsdump: ending media file /usr/sbin/xfsdump: media file size 453262590208 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump size (non-dir files) : 453181559704 bytes /usr/sbin/xfsdump: dump complete: 5404 seconds elapsed /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Summary: /usr/sbin/xfsdump: stream 0 /lin-bak/2016-05-14_15-49-55_homeXfsDump OK (success) /usr/sbin/xfsdump: Dump Status: SUCCESS And it succeeded! /home is on /dev/sdb3 /lin-bak is /dev/sdc1 Really! # fdisk -l /dev/sda fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: No such file or directory Any idea? Many thanks, -T -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~
