Relabel tape

Hi All, I am labeling a tape, but getting the following error, is there any other command switch to use to force the tape to relabel. ama...@backupserver:/etc/amanda/set1$ amlabel -f set1 SET 1 - 2 rewinding, reading label SET, tape is in another amanda configuration rewinding, writing label

No Index - date not correct

Hi All, I am having a weird issue with the following server? 200 Disk set to /mnt/fileserver1/bb-share/project/. No index records for disk for specified date If date correct, notify system administrator amrecover The date is same on both server and client, but still have this error and

Error on backup

Hi All. Does any one knows what this error code means FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: backupserver /mnt/fileserver1/bb-share/project/ lev 0 FAILED [dump (22576) /usr/bin/tar returned 2] backupserver /mnt/fileserver1/bb-share/project/ lev 0 FAILED [dump to tape failed] And how can I

Fullbackup on saturdays.

Hi All, How is it possible to configure amanda for the following set up Full backup on Saturdays and Incremental on Monday till Friday. On 2 Tapes only. dumpcycle 1 tapecycle 2 Kind Regards, Prashant

Indexing a client

Hi All, I have the following in the amanda-client.conf conf fullback # your config name index_server backupserver # your amindexd server tape_server backupserver # your amidxtaped server tapedev /dev/nst0# your tape device auth bsd index yes And

Re: Compiling Client

Thomas Linton wrote: I compiled the 2.6.0p2. This includes Server and Client. How do I separate them? I don't want to have the unnecessary Server part on the clients installed. Hi Thomas, In the decompressed directory do a ./configure --without-server --with-client-only has been deprecated

Tape Autoloader

Hi All, I have been using a LT04 Tape for backup. And now I received a new LT04 Quantum Superloader. I am trying to get it working but it is not. My config is as follows, amanda.conf runtapes 2 tpchanger chg-zd-mtx changerfile /var/lib/amanda/changer.conf changerdev /dev/sg0 tapetype LTO-4

Re: no Index on client

, 2008 at 05:57:11PM +0100, Prashant Ramhit wrote: Hi All, I have added a slackware host to a backup schedule and there is no index for the host. Amrecover shows the following for host webtwo and test directory is /usr/local/amanda 200 Disk set to /usr/local/amanda/. No index records

Compiling Amanda on Slackware client

Hi All, If possible, can someone send me some steps to compile a client on Slackware 12.1 or send me the URL to compile a client from source. Many thanks Prashant

No Index on client.

Hi All, I have added a slackware host to a backup schedule and there is no index for the host. Amrecover shows the following for host webtwo and test directory is /usr/local/amanda 200 Disk set to /usr/local/amanda/. No index records for disk for specified date If date correct, notify system

client on slackware 12.1

Hi All, If any has compiled the client on a slackware 12.1 box, please send me a few steps or point me to the url of the client package. Many thanks Prashant

Runing Backup many times a day

Hi All, I am on a test system and need to test a backup. But cannot test it as its not allowing me to run it more than once a day. In the logs/ mail I receive this *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [No writable valid tape found]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to

Logs and reporting

Hi All, I am using amanda 2.5.2 and according to amcheck all is ok. Except that i do not have logs and cannot see if backup is occuring or not. Is there any thing else to enable to get logs and reports or any data on the console. Kind Regards, Prashant few output # [EMAIL

Re: Logs and reporting

Dustin J. Mitchell wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Prashant Ramhit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using amanda 2.5.2 and according to amcheck all is ok. Except that i do not have logs and cannot see if backup is occuring or not. Is there any thing else to enable to get logs and reports

Re: Logs and reporting

/amanda/fullback/log + umask 077 + exit_code=0 + touch /var/lib/amanda/fullback/amdump + exit_code=0 + '[' 0 -ne 0 ']' + exec I do not receive mail notification as well. Kind Regards, Prashant Dustin J. Mitchell wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Prashant Ramhit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Logs and reporting

it use the same tape over and over again for this backup. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ more /etc/amanda/fullback/tapelist 20080929 FULLBACK-01 reuse Kind Regards, Prashant Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: Prashant Ramhit wrote: Hi All, Thanks for your help. Attached is the amdump.1

Re: Errors on labeling tape

program GNUTAR comment root partitions dumped with tar compress none index #exclude list /usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar priority low } Many thanks for that Kind Regards, Prashant Frank Smith wrote: Prashant Ramhit wrote: Hi All, I am doing a daily backup of my system

Amrecover help

Hi All, I think I did a backup sucessfully, but I cannot check as i do not have a logs although the folder /var/log/amanda/fullback was created. 1. How do I switch the logs in the config so as to check the status of the backup. 2. amrecover is giving this message [EMAIL

Re: Amrecover help

] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prashant Ramhit Sent: 19 September 2008 13:12 To: amanda-users Subject: Amrecover help Hi All, I think I did a backup sucessfully, but I cannot check as i do not have a logs although the folder /var/log/amanda/fullback was created. 1. How do I switch the logs

Re: Amrecover help

in DNS.. -- Martin Hepworth Snr Systems Administrator Solid State Logic Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prashant Ramhit Sent: 19 September 2008 13:12 To: amanda-users Subject: Amrecover help Hi All, I think I did

Errors on labeling tape

Hi All, I am doing a daily backup of my system on an LTO-4 tape with a single tape drive. When labelling the tape, I am receiving the errors described below. Someone please give me a few notes on what is wrong. Kind regards, Prashant ### Errors ## [EMAIL