Hey Paul, Joshua and Jay, thanks you were right about amlabel creating
the tapelist. SO I was able to label the tape but I amdump did not
work. Please find below the Amanda.conf, disklist and log file. If
anyone can enlighten me as to where I am going wrong I will greatly
appreciate it.
Harry.
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Amanda.conf:
#
# amanda.conf - sample Amanda configuration file. This started off life
as
# the actual config file in use at CS.UMD.EDU.
#
# If your configuration is called, say, "csd", then this file normally
goes
# in /etc/amanda/csd/amanda.conf.
#
org "Test06/05/03" # your organization name for reports
mailto "amanda root" # space separated list of operators at
your site
dumpuser "amanda" # the user to run dumps under
inparallel 2 # maximum dumpers that will run in parallel (max
63)
# this maximum can be increased at compile-time,
# modifying MAX_DUMPERS in server-src/driverio.h
netusage 800 Kbps # maximum net bandwidth for Amanda, in KB per
sec
dumpcycle inf # the number of days in the normal dump cycle
runspercycle 1 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days
# (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just
weekdays)
tapecycle 1 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation
# 4 weeks (dumpcycle) times 5 tapes per week
(just
# the weekdays) plus a few to handle errors that
# need amflush and so we do not overwrite the
full
# backups performed at the beginning of the
previous
# cycle
### ### ###
# WARNING: don't use `inf' for tapecycle, it's broken!
### ### ###
bumpsize 20 Mb # minimum savings (threshold) to bump level 1 ->
2
bumpdays 1 # minimum days at each level
bumpmult 4 # threshold = bumpsize * bumpmult^(level-1)
etimeout 300 # number of seconds per filesystem for
estimates.
#etimeout -600 # total number of seconds for estimates.
# a positive number will be multiplied by the number of filesystems on
# each host; a negative number will be taken as an absolute total
time-out.
# The default is 5 minutes per filesystem.
dtimeout 1800 # number of idle seconds before a dump is
aborted.
ctimeout 30 # maximum number of seconds that amcheck waits
# for each client host
tapebufs 20
# A positive integer telling taper how many 32k buffers to allocate.
# WARNING! If this is set too high, taper will not be able to allocate
# the memory and will die. The default is 20 (640k).
# Specify tape device and/or tape changer. If you don't have a tape
# changer, and you don't want to use more than one tape per run of
# amdump, just comment out the definition of tpchanger.
# Some tape changers require tapedev to be defined; others will use
# their own tape device selection mechanism. Some use a separate tape
# changer device (changerdev), others will simply ignore this
# parameter. Some rely on a configuration file (changerfile) to
# obtain more information about tape devices, number of slots, etc;
# others just need to store some data in files, whose names will start
# with changerfile. For more information about individual tape
# changers, read docs/TAPE.CHANGERS.
# At most one changerfile entry must be defined; select the most
# appropriate one for your configuration. If you select man-changer,
# keep the first one; if you decide not to use a tape changer, you may
# comment them all out.
runtapes 1 # number of tapes to be used in a single run of
amdump
#tpchanger "chg-manual" # the tape-changer glue script
tapedev "/dev/nst0" # the no-rewind tape device to be used
rawtapedev "/dev/nst0" # the raw device to be used (ftape only)
#changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/changer"
#changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/changer-status"
#changerfile "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/changer.conf"
#changerdev "/dev/null"
tapetype PT-25 # what kind of tape it is (see tapetypes below)
labelstr "^test[0-9][0-9]"# label constraint regex: all tapes must match
# Specify holding disks. These are used as a temporary staging area for
# dumps before they are written to tape and are recommended for most
sites.
# The advantages include: tape drive is more likely to operate in
streaming
# mode (which reduces tape and drive wear, reduces total dump time);
multiple
# dumps can be done in parallel (which can dramatically reduce total
dump time.
# The main disadvantage is that dumps on the holding disk need to be
flushed
# (with amflush) to tape after an operating system crash or a tape
failure.
# If no holding disks are specified then all dumps will be written
directly
# to tape. If a dump is too big to fit on the holding disk than it will
be
# written directly to tape. If more than one holding disk is specified
then
# they will all be used round-robin.
#holdingdisk hd1 {
# comment "main holding disk"
# directory "/dumps/amanda" # where the holding disk is
# use 290 Mb # how much space can we use on it
# # a non-positive value means:
# # use all space but that value
# chunksize 1Gb # size of chunk if you want big dump to be
# # dumped on multiple files on holding disks
# # N Kb/Mb/Gb split images in chunks of size N
# # The maximum value should be
# # (MAX_FILE_SIZE - 1Mb)
# # 0 same as INT_MAX bytes
# }
#holdingdisk hd2 {
# directory "/dumps2/amanda"
# use 1000 Mb
# }
#holdingdisk hd3 {
# directory "/mnt/disk4"
# use 1000 Mb
# }
# If amanda cannot find a tape on which to store backups, it will run
# as many backups as it can to the holding disks. In order to save
# space for unattended backups, by default, amanda will only perform
# incremental backups in this case, i.e., it will reserve 100% of the
# holding disk space for the so-called degraded mode backups.
# However, if you specify a different value for the `reserve'
# parameter, amanda will not degrade backups if they will fit in the
# non-reserved portion of the holding disk.
# reserve 30 # percent
# This means save at least 30% of the holding disk space for degraded
# mode backups.
# The format for a ColumnSpec is a ',' seperated list of triples.
# Each triple consists of
# + the name of the column (as in ColumnNameStrings)
# + prefix before the column
# + the width of the column, if set to -1 it will be recalculated
# to the maximum length of a line to print.
# Example:
# "Disk=1:17,HostName=1:10,OutKB=1:7"
# or
# "Disk=1:-1,HostName=1:10,OutKB=1:7"
#
# You need only specify those colums that should be changed from
# the default. If nothing is specified in the configfile, the
# above compiled in values will be in effect, resulting in an
# output as it was all the time.
# The names of the colums are:
# HostName, Disk, Level, OrigKB, OutKB, Compress, DumpTime, DumpRate,
# TapeTime and TapeRate.
# ElB, 1999-02-24.
# columnspec "Disk=1:18,HostName=0:10,OutKB=1:7"
# Amanda needs a few Mb of diskspace for the log and debug files,
# as well as a database. This stuff can grow large, so the conf
directory
# isn't usually appropriate. Some sites use /usr/local/var and some
/usr/adm.
# Create an amanda directory under there. You need a separate infofile
and
# logdir for each configuration, so create subdirectories for each conf
and
# put the files there. Specify the locations below.
# Note that, although the keyword below is infofile, it is only so for
# historic reasons, since now it is supposed to be a directory (unless
# you have selected some database format other than the `text' default)
infofile "/var/lib/amanda/test/curinfo" # database DIRECTORY
logdir "/var/lib/amanda/test" # log directory
indexdir "/var/lib/amanda/test/index" # index directory
#tapelist "/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/tapelist" # list of used tapes
# tapelist is stored, by default, in the directory that contains
amanda.conf
# tapetypes
# Define the type of tape you use here, and use it in "tapetype"
# above. Some typical types of tapes are included here. The tapetype
# tells amanda how many MB will fit on the tape, how big the filemarks
# are, and how fast the tape device is.
# A filemark is the amount of wasted space every time a tape section
# ends. If you run `make tapetype' in tape-src, you'll get a program
# that generates tapetype entries, but it is slow as hell, use it only
# if you really must and, if you do, make sure you post the data to
# the amanda mailing list, so that others can use what you found out
# by searching the archives.
# For completeness Amanda should calculate the inter-record gaps too,
# but it doesn't. For EXABYTE and DAT tapes this is ok. Anyone using
# 9 tracks for amanda and need IRG calculations? Drop me a note if
# so.
# If you want amanda to print postscript paper tape labels
# add a line after the comment in the tapetype of the form
# lbl-templ "/path/to/postscript/template/label.ps"
# if you want the label to go to a printer other than the default
# for your system, you can also add a line above for a different
# printer. (i usually add that line after the dumpuser specification)
# dumpuser "operator" # the user to run dumps under
# printer "mypostscript" # printer to print paper label on
# here is an example of my definition for an EXB-8500
#define tapetype EXB-8500 {
# ...
# lbl-templ "/usr/local/amanda/config/lbl.exabyte.ps"
# }
define tapetype QIC-60 {
comment "Archive Viper"
length 60 mbytes
filemark 100 kbytes # don't know a better value
speed 100 kbytes # dito
}
define tapetype DEC-DLT2000 {
comment "DEC Differential Digital Linear Tape 2000"
length 15000 mbytes
filemark 8 kbytes
speed 1250 kbytes
}
# goluboff AT butch.Colorado DOT EDU
# in amanda-users (Thu Dec 26 01:55:38 MEZ 1996)
define tapetype DLT {
comment "DLT tape drives"
length 20000 mbytes # 20 Gig tapes
filemark 2000 kbytes # I don't know what this means
speed 1536 kbytes # 1.5 Mb/s
}
define tapetype SURESTORE-1200E {
comment "HP AutoLoader"
length 3900 mbytes
filemark 100 kbytes
speed 500 kbytes
}
define tapetype EXB-8500 {
comment "Exabyte EXB-8500 drive on decent machine"
length 4200 mbytes
filemark 48 kbytes
speed 474 kbytes
}
define tapetype EXB-8200 {
comment "Exabyte EXB-8200 drive on decent machine"
length 2200 mbytes
filemark 2130 kbytes
speed 240 kbytes
}
define tapetype HP-DAT {
comment "DAT tape drives"
# data provided by Rob Browning <rlb AT cs.utexas DOT edu>
length 1930 mbytes
filemark 111 kbytes
speed 468 kbytes
}
define tapetype DAT {
comment "DAT tape drives"
length 1000 mbytes # these numbers are not accurate
filemark 100 kbytes # but you get the idea
speed 100 kbytes
}
define tapetype MIMSY-MEGATAPE {
comment "Megatape (Exabyte based) drive through Emulex on Vax 8600"
length 2200 mbytes
filemark 2130 kbytes
speed 170 kbytes # limited by the Emulex bus interface,
ugh
}
define tapetype PT-25{
comment "just produced by tapetype prog (hardware compression off)"
length 1206 mbytes
filemark 0 kbytes
speed 179 kps
}
# dumptypes
#
# These are referred to by the disklist file. The dumptype specifies
# certain parameters for dumping including:
# auth - authentication scheme to use between server and
client.
# Valid values are "bsd" and "krb4". Default: [auth
bsd]
# comment - just a comment string
# comprate - set default compression rate. Should be followed by
one or
# two numbers, optionally separated by a comma. The 1st
is
# the full compression rate; the 2nd is the incremental
rate.
# If the second is omitted, it is assumed equal to the
first.
# The numbers represent the amount of the original file
the
# compressed file is expected to take up.
# Default: [comprate 0.50, 0.50]
# compress - specify compression of the backed up data. Valid
values are:
# "none" - don't compress the dump output.
# "client best" - compress on the client using the best
(and
# probably slowest) algorithm.
# "client fast" - compress on the client using fast
algorithm.
# "server best" - compress on the tape host using the
best (and
# probably slowest) algorithm.
# "server fast" - compress on the tape host using a fast
# algorithm. This may be useful when a
fast
# tape host is backing up slow clients.
# Default: [compress client fast]
# dumpcycle - set the number of days in the dump cycle, ie, set how
often a
# full dump should be performed. Default: from
DUMPCYCLE above
# exclude - specify files and directories to be excluded from the
dump.
# Useful with gnutar only; silently ignored by dump and
samba.
# Valid values are:
# "pattern" - a shell glob pattern defining which
files
# to exclude.
# gnutar gets --exclude="pattern"
# list "filename" - a file (on the client!) containing
patterns
# re's (1 per line) defining which
files to
# exclude.
# gnutar gets
--exclude-from="filename"
# Note that the `full pathname' of a file within its
# filesystem starts with `./', because of the way amanda
runs
# gnutar: `tar -C $mountpoint -cf - --lots-of-options .'
(note
# the final dot!) Thus, if you're backing up `/usr'
with a
# diskfile entry like ``host /usr gnutar-root', but you
don't
# want to backup /usr/tmp, your exclude list should
contain
# the pattern `./tmp', as this is relative to the `/usr'
above.
# Please refer to the man-page of gnutar for more
information.
# If a relative pathname is specified as the exclude
list,
# it is searched from within the directory that is
# going to be backed up.
# Default: include all files
# holdingdisk - should the holding disk be used for this dump. Useful
for
# dumping the holding disk itself. Default:
[holdingdisk yes]
# ignore - do not back this filesystem up. Useful for sharing a
single
# disklist in several configurations.
# index - keep an index of the files backed up. Default: [index
no]
# kencrypt - encrypt the data stream between the client and server.
# Default: [kencrypt no]
# maxdumps - max number of concurrent dumps to run on the client.
# Default: [maxdumps 1]
# priority - priority level of the dump. Valid levels are "low",
"medium"
# or "high". These are really only used when Amanda has
no
# tape to write to because of some error. In that
"degraded
# mode", as many incrementals as will fit on the holding
disk
# are done, higher priority first, to insure the
important
# disks are at least dumped. Default: [priority medium]
# program - specify the dump system to use. Valid values are
"DUMP" and
# "GNUTAR". Default: [program "DUMP"].
# record - record the dump in /etc/dumpdates. Default: [record
yes]
# skip-full - skip the disk when a level 0 is due, to allow full
backups
# outside Amanda, eg when the machine is in single-user
mode.
# skip-incr - skip the disk when the level 0 is NOT due. This is
used in
# archive configurations, where only full dumps are done
and
# the tapes saved.
# starttime - delay the start of the dump? Default: no delay
# strategy - set the dump strategy. Valid strategies are
currently:
# "standard" - the standard one.
# "nofull" - do level 1 dumps every time. This can be
used,
# for example, for small root filesystems
that
# only change slightly relative to a
site-wide
# prototype. Amanda then backs up just the
# changes.
# "noinc" - do level 0 dumps every time.
# Unfortunately, this is not currently
# implemented. Use `dumpcycle 0'
# instead.
# "skip" - skip all dumps. Useful for sharing a
single
# disklist in several configurations.
# "incronly" - do only incremental dumps. This is
similar
# to strategy 'nofull', but will increase
# the dump level as usual. Full dumps will
# only be performed when an 'amadmin force'
# has been issued
# Default: [strategy standard]
#
# Note that you may specify previously defined dumptypes as a shorthand
way
# of defining parameters.
define dumptype global {
comment "Global definitions"
# This is quite useful for setting global parameters, so you don't
have
# to type them everywhere. All dumptype definitions in this sample
file
# do include these definitions, either directly or indirectly.
# There's nothing special about the name `global'; if you create any
# dumptype that does not contain the word `global' or the name of
any
# other dumptype that contains it, these definitions won't apply.
# Note that these definitions may be overridden in other
# dumptypes, if the redefinitions appear *after* the `global'
# dumptype name.
# You may want to use this for globally enabling or disabling
# indexing, recording, etc. Some examples:
# index yes
# record no
}
define dumptype always-full {
global
comment "Full dump of this filesystem always"
compress none
priority high
dumpcycle 0
}
define dumptype root-tar {
global
program "GNUTAR"
comment "root partitions dumped with tar"
compress none
index
exclude list "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
priority low
}
define dumptype user-tar {
root-tar
comment "user partitions dumped with tar"
priority medium
}
define dumptype high-tar {
root-tar
comment "partitions dumped with tar"
priority high
}
define dumptype comp-root-tar {
root-tar
comment "Root partitions with compression"
compress client fast
}
define dumptype comp-user-tar {
user-tar
compress client fast
}
define dumptype holding-disk {
global
comment "The master-host holding disk itself"
holdingdisk no # do not use the holding disk
priority medium
}
define dumptype comp-user {
global
comment "Non-root partitions on reasonably fast machines"
compress client fast
priority medium
}
define dumptype nocomp-user {
comp-user
comment "Non-root partitions on slow machines"
compress none
}
define dumptype comp-root {
global
comment "Root partitions with compression"
compress client fast
priority low
}
define dumptype nocomp-root {
comp-root
comment "Root partitions without compression"
compress none
}
define dumptype comp-high {
global
comment "very important partitions on fast machines"
compress client best
priority high
}
define dumptype nocomp-high {
comp-high
comment "very important partitions on slow machines"
compress none
}
define dumptype nocomp-test {
global
comment "test dump without compression, no /etc/dumpdates recording"
compress none
record no
priority medium
}
define dumptype comp-test {
nocomp-test
comment "test dump with compression, no /etc/dumpdates recording"
compress client fast
}
# network interfaces
#
# These are referred to by the disklist file. They define the
attributes
# of the network interface that the remote machine is accessed through.
# Notes: - netusage above defines the attributes that are used when the
# disklist entry doesn't specify otherwise.
# - the values below are only samples.
# - specifying an interface does not force the traffic to pass
# through that interface. Your OS routing tables do that.
This
# is just a mechanism to stop Amanda trashing your network.
# Attributes are:
# use - bandwidth above which amanda won't start
# backups using this interface. Note that if
# a single backup will take more than that,
# amanda won't try to make it run slower!
define interface local {
comment "a local disk"
use 1000 kbps
}
define interface eth0 {
comment "10 Mbps ethernet"
use 800 kbps
}
# You may include other amanda configuration files, so you can share
# dumptypes, tapetypes and interface definitions among several
# configurations.
#includefile "/usr/local/amanda.conf.main"
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Disklist:
#[I deleted the comments in this email]
localhost /root/HelloWorld-Reloaded root-tar
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log.20030613.0:
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START planner date 20030613
INFO planner Adding new disk localhost:/root/HelloWorld-Reloaded.
START driver date 20030613
START taper datestamp 20030613 label test00 tape 0
FAIL planner localhost /root/HelloWorld-Reloaded 0 [Request to localhost
timed out.]
FINISH planner date 20030613
WARNING driver WARNING: got empty schedule from planner
STATS driver startup time 30.135
INFO taper tape test00 kb 0 fm 0 [OK]
FINISH driver date 20030613 time 34.167
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Bijnens [mailto:paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 11:44 AM
To: Harry Mbang
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: Need A sample Tapelist file
Harry Mbang wrote:
>
> Could someone please send me an example of a tapelist file or
point
> me to where I can find such. I have installed Amanda several times on
a
> Pentium 4 (HP VL 420) running Suse 8.1 Professional, but each time the
> tapelist (what I understand to be one of the three main configuration
> files along with amanda.conf and disklist) is not created. I am using
a
There only two main configuration files (those two).
For the syntax see "man amanda", sectino "TAPETYPE".
In short: add the directives to amanda.conf:
define tapetype PT-25 {
length 1206 mbytes
filemark 0 kbytes
speed 179 kps
}
define tapetype DT-2400 {
...
}
You could also use the "includefile" directive of amanda.conf
and make a separate tapelist file with the above contents.
Then add the line:
includefile "/the/path/to/your/tapelistfile"
instead in the amanda.conf file.
> PowerTape (PT-25) with the following specs:
>
> {
>
> length 1206 mbytes
>
> filemark 0 kbytes
>
> speed 179 kps
>
> }
>
> and a DT-2400 Cartridge.
>
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