On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 07:28:41PM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote:
> We are having one bear of a time getting Amanda to work properly in this
> environment.
> 
>     # uname -a
>     Linux pluto 2.6.2-1-686-smp #1 SMP Thu Feb 19 23:32:17 EST 2004 i686 
> GNU/Linux
> 
> 
>     (brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.4p2)
> 
> 
>       define tapetype SuperDLT1 {
>           comment "QUANTUM SuperDLT1"
>           length  110000 mbytes
>           filemark     0 kbytes
>           speed     9100 kps
>       }
> 
> 
>       These dumps were to tape PSSI.001.
>       *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing file: Input/output error]].
>       Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
>       Run amflush to flush them to tape.
>       The next tape Amanda expects to use is: PSSI.002.
>       
>       FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
>         pluto      /home/irv/DATA lev 0 FAILED [out of tape]
> 
>       STATISTICS:
>                                 Total       Full      Daily
>                               --------   --------   --------
>       Estimate Time (hrs:min)    0:15
>       Run Time (hrs:min)         1:03
>       Dump Time (hrs:min)        0:32       0:25       0:07
>       Output Size (meg)        3707.9     3687.9       19.9
>       Original Size (meg)      3707.9     3687.9       20.0
>       Avg Compressed Size (%)     3.3        --         3.3   (level:#disks 
> ...)
>       Filesystems Dumped            5          1          4   (1:4)
>       Avg Dump Rate (k/s)      1978.8     2527.8       48.0
>       
>       Tape Time (hrs:min)        0:00       0:00       0:00
>       Tape Size (meg)            19.9        0.0       19.9
>       Tape Used (%)               0.0        0.0        0.0   (level:#disks 
> ...)
>       Filesystems Taped             4          0          4   (1:4)
>       Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s)  4250.2        --      4250.2
>       
>       USAGE BY TAPE:
>         Label          Time      Size      %    Nb
>         PSSI.001       0:00      19.9    0.0     4
>       
>       ^L
>       NOTES:
>         planner: tapecycle (7) <= runspercycle (28)

Well this can easily be fixed, but can not continue the way it is.

>         planner: Full dump of pluto:/home/irv/DATA promoted from 28 days 
> ahead.
>         taper: tape PSSI.001 kb 423136 fm 5 writing file: Input/output error
>         driver: going into degraded mode because of tape error.
>       

Is there a reason you suspect an "amanda" problem rather than
a tape drive/interface/cable problem?

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