Re: Exabyte 100L Tape Library, Solaris 8 and Amanda?

>Hi all, new to the group! :-) Welcome! >I have a 400GIG RAID array on an Sun E3500 and a new Exabyte 110L tape >library to back it up. OK. >Also, the 110L has scsi mode and sequential mode, not sure which one would >be best. I'm not sure what "sequential" mode is, but given the choice, I'

Re: driver failed?

>amanda 2.4.1p1 >... >driver: result time 963.054 from dumper0: FAILED 01-6 [taper port >open: No such file or directory] > >i'm rather confused:( . .sorry . .any help? That message is caused by the Amanda routine stream_client failing. Unfortunately, at 2.4.1p1, errno was not properly protec

Re: dumper idle

>Dumper continues to run on the server (it is in the "top" list) but is >in idle mode and has "netio" in the WAIT field. I'm not sure what this >means, is it problem from my client who stops sending messages? You'd have to ask someone familiar with your OS what "netio" means. Do you have multi

Re: condense many tapes to few

>What would be the best way to pull full backups from several different >tapes & reassemble them onto one or two tapes? ... In addition to what Joi Ellis mentioned, you might be able to create a separate configuration, make a dummy holding disk directory and bring the images in from the old tape

Re: gnu tar woes

>now: our exclude.gtar doesnt work properly, i.e. if we are backing up >filesystem w mount point: /fs >then an entry like /fs/somedirectory is not excluded. Amanda runs GNU tar in the directory you put in disklist, so the exclusion entry needs to be relative to that, i.e. "./somedirectory". I a

Re: file location on tape

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 at 3:23pm, John R. Jackson wrote > >... Maybe the printed version doesn't sort them. ... > > I believe that's correct. No, they're also in alphabetical order on the printed tape labels. I looked into changing that behavior, but quickly got side-tracked/lost... :( -- Joshu

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

>Never mind, I just looked at the chg-manual script. The issue for me is >obviously going to be the mt commands in there. ... Ummm, what "mt commands"? They should all have been replaced by ammt calls in the -tapeio branch. Part of the -tapeio branch code is the addition of two new programs, a

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Dan Debertin wrote: > My last issue before I proceed is this: Are there any issues with using > chg-manual in combination with the "file" tapeio driver, to allow me to > spread a backup across several of these small (1GB) cartridges? Never mind, I just looked at the chg-manu

Re: Tapetype question

At 11:02 AM 7/11/2001, Bill Delphenich wrote: >I want to create the tapetype for the 40/80gb DLT drive that came in my >Dell 4400 server. I am not sure what exactly it is, so I was just going >to create my own tapetype. I've got a 4300 (one year older than 4400) with a DLT7000 (35/70) drive. I'l

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, John R. Jackson wrote: > What you want is the amanda-242-tapeio CVS branch. In particular, > look at the "file" driver in the "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section of amanda(8). Okay, this looks great. Many thanks. My last issue before I proceed is this: Are there any issues with using

Re: no index

My guess is something else is wrong. Note the following: Uncompress command: /bin/gzip -dc '/var/amanda/daily/index/mit/_opv_rnd/20010712 f /var/amanda/daily/index/mit/_opv_rnd/20010712_1 This says it only found one index file for disk "/opt/rnd" and host "mit". But t

Re: difference dumper client/server

>I would want to know if the dump user on the client as to be the same as >the one on the server side. No, it does not have to be the same. >Or does the fact of having .amandahosts like that: >totalrecall.annihilation.com operator > >in the home directory of my client dumpuser (say "amanda") is

Re: Tapetype question

>I want to create the tapetype for the 40/80gb DLT drive that came in my >Dell 4400 server. I am not sure what exactly it is, so I was just going >to create my own tapetype. Only the length really matters (and, to a lesser extent, the file mark size). I'd just grab something close from the FAQ a

Re: one tape is not enough

>My problem is very 'simple'... How many times have I heard that opening line ... :-) >I have to dump 13 GB using 2 GB tapes. Here are some thoughts in addition to the good comments from Paul Lussier. First, keep in mind that no image can (yet) be larger than a tape. So you must keep your disk

Re: Appending incrementals

>Is there a way to cause amanda to add incremental backups after an >existing tar archive? ... I'm not sure I understand the question. Are you asking if you can write your own tar archive to a tape and then let Amanda write to the tape after that? If so, the answer is "no" (although some futu

Re: exclude directive in dumptype

> Is exclude a singular entry in the dumptype? ... Yes. >If it is, how can I exclude mor ethan one type of file? Put the patterns in a file **on the client** and in the dumptype use "exclude list ". You can either enter a full path name to the exclusion file, or you can put the file in th

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

>I have this Jaz drive and a stack of 10 disks for it. I'd like to use >this as my "tape" drive, and am wondering if amanda supports strange >strategies like this. ... What you want is the amanda-242-tapeio CVS branch. In particular, look at the "file" driver in the "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section of

Re: problems with nfs mount snap-server.

>Looks like changing the dumptype to gnutar might work. ... Amanda will run GNU tar as root, so make sure root has full access across the NFS mount (i.e. that it is *not* mapped to "nobody"). >Martin Hepworth John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: amidxtaped: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2

>Can some explain why this failed and if I can still restore the file I >need? >... >amrestore: could not open tape /dev/rmt/0bcn: No such file or directory Well, that seems fairly obvious. That's not the path to your tape drive. Once you figure out where it went :-), just pass that to amrecover

Re: file location on tape

>... Maybe the printed version doesn't sort them. ... I believe that's correct. However, you can also use "amadmin find ..." to get the file number, or you can run "amtoc". If it's the most recent tape, you can also use "amadmin info ...". > Paolo John R. Jackson, Technical Software

Re: file location on tape

Hi Not true. The mail reports are sorted. There is no corelation between the report sequence and the file sequence on the tape (I know this for a fact from today's experiment). Maybe the printed version doesn't sort them. I will have to try it. Thamx Paolo

exclude directive in dumptype

Hi Is exclude a singular entry in the dumptype? If it is, how can I exclude mor ethan one type of file? Paolo

DDS2 auto-changer

I've just installed an Archive Python 4586NP, and I notice that Seagate's information on the system says I can treat the 4-tape magazine as a single 16GB tape (from ). The drive can operate in a sequential mode that will appea

Re: file location on tape

Paolo Supino schrieb: > > Hi > > How can I tell where a specific file (amanda backup file that is) is > on the backup tape (except for checking all the files, one file at a > time)? Have a look at the reports amanda mails to you. the files are on tape ion the order listed in the report. For

dumper idle

Hi all! I,m setting up a second amanda server and i get this weird issue. Dumper continues to run on the server (it is in the "top" list) but is in idle mode and has "netio" in the WAIT field. I'm not sure what this means, is it problem from my client who stops sending messages? Plus, there ar

Re: no index

Paolo Supino wrote: >Hi > > The dumptype is as follows: > >define dumptype global { >exclude "tmp" >exclude "MP3" >exclude "mp3" >exclude "Mp3" >} > >define dumptype incremental { >comment "for daily backups where no level 0 is done" >compress none >index >max

amidxtaped: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2

Can some explain why this failed and if I can still restore the file I need? Load tape daily007 now Continue? [Y/n]: y EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file. amrecover: short block 0 bytes UNKNOWN file amrecover: Can't read file header extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1 **amid

Re: no index

Hi The dumptype is as follows: define dumptype global { exclude "tmp" exclude "MP3" exclude "mp3" exclude "Mp3" } define dumptype incremental { comment "for daily backups where no level 0 is done" compress none index maxdumps 2 priority medium pr

Problems with amcheck and tape labels

Hi, I have this constant recurrant error, that every day the amcheck is failing just after a succesfull amdump. I get the following result: Amanda Tape Server Host Check - Holding disk /amanda2/amanda/work: 985384 KB disk space available, that's plenty ERROR: /dev/nrs

Re: problems with nfs mount snap-server.

At 06:15 AM 7/12/2001, Martin hepworth wrote: >Hi all Hello! >We've been using amanda 2.4.2.p1 for a while now and every in the garden >is rosey. Good. :-) >We recently got a snap-server to try and off - load some of our desktop >machines that are being used as file servers (yes I know...). >

Re: no index

> > Just like that, have you set "index yes" in yout dumptype used in amanda.conf?

Re: problems with nfs mount snap-server.

Looks like changing the dumptype to gnutar might work. amcheck doesn't complain anymore so we'll see how the backup goes and then restoring a file.. I'll also checkout the samba option as well as it might make things 'easier' -- Martin Hepworth Senior Systems Administrator Solid State Logic L

file location on tape

Hi How can I tell where a specific file (amanda backup file that is) is on the backup tape (except for checking all the files, one file at a time)? TIA Paolo

no index

Hi I'm trying to restore a directory from last night's back up. I run amrecover on the destination machine (where the files were backed up from and are intended to be restored). I set the appropriate disk and date and amrecover prints the following error information: No index records for dis

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Re: Tapetype for hp dat24

You don't need the -h option, this is why the help message is printed and the command not executed. But as Toomas Aas told me: > No need for that. It can be found in Amanda faq-o-matic. So i guess you can find it there :-) Sorry for the trouble. Wai-Kit Ho wrote

Re: AMANDA

In a message dated: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:31:51 PDT Gabriela Ruiz said: > Hi >I\'m thinking to use amanda on my network, i already >know it works with Unix versions and with windows >versions, my question is ¿Does it work with Netware? >because a have two netware servers.. >thanks for your help

Re: one tape is not enough

In a message dated: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:40:13 +0200 Vicente Vives said: >My problem is very 'simple'... >I have to dump 13 GB using 2 GB tapes. > >Can i do this? >How ? You can, you just need to be creative in how you do it. There are several approaches you could take: - split the 13

problems with nfs mount snap-server.

Hi all We've been using amanda 2.4.2.p1 for a while now and every in the garden is rosey. We recently got a snap-server to try and off - load some of our desktop machines that are being used as file servers (yes I know...). I'm trying to backup the snap server by mounting thing via nfs on the

Re: AMANDA

Hi Gabriela! On 11 Jul 01 at 12:31 you wrote: > I\'m thinking to use amanda on my network, i already > know it works with Unix versions and with windows > versions, my question is ¿Does it work with Netware? AFAIK it does not currently work with Netware. But a couple of days ago someone from