Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-09 Thread Lennart Hansen
On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try setting OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=1. This will cause Amanda to issue a mt -f /dev/tape device offline command before attempting the eject. It works if i issue the command... But where does i specify the OFFLINE_BEFO... ??? -Lennart

Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-09 Thread Lennart Hansen
On Wednesday 09 May 2001 09:10, Lennart Hansen wrote: On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try setting OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=1. This will cause Amanda to issue a mt -f /dev/tape device offline command before attempting the eject. It works if i issue the command...

Amanda has stop daily e-mail reports.

2001-05-09 Thread rod
Hi All, Has anybody come across this before. Amanda appears to be working fine, but has stop mailing reports out after backups or flushes. I have tested mailing service on the server and they appear fine. Also what is the script that runs the mailed report? best regards R L EDWARDS

patch

2001-05-09 Thread Olivier Collet
Hello, Few month ago, I was told to apply this patch : http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/amanda/server-src/taper.c.diff?cvsroot=amandaonly_with_tag=amanda-242-branchr1=texttr1=1.47.2.15r2=texttr2=1.47.2.16r2=textf=u but now the page doesn't exist anymore, and when I follow the link

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2001-05-09 Thread Marcelo G. Narciso
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Re: Large partition not backing up

2001-05-09 Thread Kevin M. Myer
On Mon, 7 May 2001, John R. Jackson wrote: ... the backup of my file server parition is failing with a rather uninformative error message: ironwood /mnt/files lev 0 FAILED [dump to tape failed] There should have been other messages besides this one, perhaps at the top of the report or

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2001-05-09 Thread Marcelo G. Narciso
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Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-09 Thread Patrick_Scannell
Instead of chg-scsi, try using chg-zd-mtx. That's what I use. On Wednesday 09 May 2001 09:10, Lennart Hansen wrote: On Tuesday 08 May 2001 16:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try setting OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=1. This will cause Amanda to issue a mt -f /dev/tape device offline

One-time Full backup

2001-05-09 Thread David Carter
I often have systems about to go through scheduled hardware maintenance, and I want to run a one-time level 0 backup of it prior to the maintenance and outside of its normal schedule. Once the maintenance is successful, this particular backup isn't needed any longer. I've created a

Amanda Disaster Recovery...

2001-05-09 Thread Nicki Messerschmidt
Hi folks, I'm runnig several Amanda hosts and an Amanda server. Everything works fine, but... theres one thing I really don't know how to do the simplest possible way: How to revocer an Amanda Client if the whole disk is corrupt and I have to replace it. Is there a simple method without

Re: missing files

2001-05-09 Thread George Herson
John R. Jackson wrote: I got all nine items of my /home/amanda directory archived, unlike when amdump ran it with option --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/dellmachine_home_amanda_0.new. What does this mean? I don't know what it means yet, except that tar is

Re: Amanda Disaster Recovery...

2001-05-09 Thread Ron Stanonik
On Wed, 9 May 2001, Nicki Messerschmidt wrote: I'm runnig several Amanda hosts and an Amanda server. Everything works fine, but... theres one thing I really don't know how to do the simplest possible way: How to revocer an Amanda Client if the whole disk is corrupt and I have to replace it.

Easy Questions

2001-05-09 Thread ahall
Hello, I have a question about dumpcycle/tapecycle and reusing tapes. Firstly I have dumpcycle = 7, and tapecycle = 40. I used 40 because I wanted a months worth of tapes before I reuse a tape, + 10 for extra tapes. Is this logic ok? Tomorrow I want to reuse tape 1. Can I just put tape 1 in

Re: Amanda Disaster Recovery...

2001-05-09 Thread George Herson
hi. If you're running Linux and want to buy a disaster recovery cdrom that includes amanda, the book _Linux Problem Solver_ by Brian Ward, No Starch Press, includes one. george herson Nicki Messerschmidt wrote: Hi folks, I'm runnig several Amanda hosts and an Amanda server. Everything works

Re: Multiple Samba clients - selfcheck request timed out

2001-05-09 Thread Tor Slettnes
John == John R Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John In 2.4.2p2, it's ctimeout (check timeout). I don't remember John when that feature went in, so it might not be in whatever John version you have. I use 2.4.2p2 - so yes - this helped! Thanks a lot! -tor

Re: Easy Questions

2001-05-09 Thread Benjamin Hyatt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tomorrow I want to reuse tape 1. Can I just put tape 1 in the drive, or must I run an amrmtape before I can reuse it. As long as the tape is set for reuse(I believe this is default), you're fine Ben Andrew Hall

Re: Easy Questions

2001-05-09 Thread Tor Slettnes
ahall == ahall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ahall Hello, I have a question about dumpcycle/tapecycle and ahall reusing tapes. Firstly I have dumpcycle = 7, and tapecycle ahall = 40. I used 40 because I wanted a months worth of tapes ahall before I reuse a tape, + 10 for extra

Response to r.f.c.: Suggestions

2001-05-09 Thread George Herson
hi. Since the Amanda 2.4.2 INSTALL file requests PLEASE send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have any comments, i made a few suggestions/notes during my install. First, though, in the INSTALL or README, say that understanding all one should of Amanda is not trivial, and that Amanda is not

Dump considered harmful

2001-05-09 Thread Dan Wilder
Please forgive the cross-post. It happens to be on a topic that gets discussed in amanda-users quite often, not to mention being a particular hot button of my own. - Forwarded message from Mike Orr [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 09:43:50 -0700 From: Mike Orr [EMAIL

Re: patch

2001-05-09 Thread John R. Jackson
Few month ago, I was told to apply this patch : http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/amanda/server-src/taper.c.diff?c vsroot=amandaonly_with_tag=amanda-242-branchr1=texttr1=1.47.2.15r2=texttr 2=1.47.2.16r2=textf=u but now the page doesn't exist anymore, and when I follow the link to

Re: Amanda has stop daily e-mail reports.

2001-05-09 Thread John R. Jackson
Has anybody come across this before. Amanda appears to be working fine, but has stop mailing reports out after backups or flushes. I have tested mailing service on the server and they appear fine. Also what is the script that runs the mailed report? It's amreport that generates the E-mail.

Re: Dump considered harmful

2001-05-09 Thread C. Chan
Also Sprach Dan Wilder: Please forgive the cross-post. It happens to be on a topic that gets discussed in amanda-users quite often, not to mention being a particular hot button of my own. Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 09:43:50 -0700 From: Mike Orr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Can load but can't eject tapes...

2001-05-09 Thread John R. Jackson
I use the chg-scsi software.. i found the OFFLINE_BE.. in chg-zd-mtx, but is that connected in some way with chg-scsi ?? Those are two different changers. You want to put: eject 1 in your chg-scsi config file (or change it from zero to one if the line is already there). Lennart

Re: One-time Full backup

2001-05-09 Thread John R. Jackson
I often have systems about to go through scheduled hardware maintenance, and I want to run a one-time level 0 backup of it prior to the maintenance and outside of its normal schedule. Once the maintenance is successful, this particular backup isn't needed any longer. I've created a configuration

Re: Easy Questions

2001-05-09 Thread John R. Jackson
Hello, I have a question about dumpcycle/tapecycle and reusing tapes. Firstly I have dumpcycle = 7, and tapecycle = 40. I used 40 because I wanted a months worth of tapes before I reuse a tape, + 10 for extra tapes. Is this logic ok? ... Seems reasonable. Tomorrow I want to reuse tape

Re: missing files

2001-05-09 Thread George Herson
John R. Jackson wrote: ... (How do i put a tape back to inactive status? I tried re-labeling, but couldn't: tape is active.) Either use -f on amlabel, or use amrmtape. Worked, thx. Don't have any from a failed run. Below is my only sendbackup*debug file, which is from the successful