Re: sendsize finishes, planner doesn't notice...

2007-10-11 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
Paul Lussier wrote: Jean-Louis Martineau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: It's weird. Do you have an amdump log file or just amdump.1? The only way to get this is if you killed amanda process on the server, maybe a server crash. Do you still have amanda process running on the server? I do

Re: sendsize finishes, planner doesn't notice...

2007-10-11 Thread Deb Baddorf
The seems a bit similar to firewall issues we had a while back --- the sendsize estimate took long enough that the connection FROM the server was closed. The firewall only allowed connections made by the server, or replies back through the same connection... and needed to be opened for the cl

Re: sendsize finishes, planner doesn't notice...

2007-10-11 Thread Paul Lussier
Jean-Louis Martineau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's weird. > > Do you have an amdump log file or just amdump.1? > The only way to get this is if you killed amanda process on the > server, maybe a server crash. > Do you still have amanda process running on the server? I do now. I started amand

RE: RE exclusions

2007-10-11 Thread Johan Booysen
Or maybe too many coffees..?! :) Ok - now I understand you loud and clear! Thanks very much! I'll do more reading because with my new understanding of "Level 1 == all changed since the last level 0" things will make much more sense. Much appreciated! Thanks. Johan -Original Message-

Re: RE exclusions

2007-10-11 Thread Paul Bijnens
On 2007-10-11 12:03, Johan Booysen wrote: When I say differential I mean a backup that contains everything since the last full backup. Incremental for me means a backup that contains the changed files since the last backup, whether the last one was a full backup or not. If your "incremental lev

Re: RE exclusions

2007-10-11 Thread Paul Bijnens
On 2007-10-11 10:35, Johan Booysen wrote: Thanks fo your reply. My understanding (as far as that goes) has always been that amanda can only do full and incremental backups? ?? "...only..." ?? What other kind of backup are you hinting at? If you mean a "http://www.backup4all.com/differential

RE: RE exclusions

2007-10-11 Thread Johan Booysen
Thanks fo your reply. My understanding (as far as that goes) has always been that amanda can only do full and incremental backups? I've been doing full backups because until now we've had the capacity to do that. If I switch to the way amanda should really work, then does that not mean that I'