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[Veritas-bu] RE: padding with zeros

2005-10-06 11:13:21
Subject: [Veritas-bu] RE: padding with zeros
From: Karl.Rossing AT Federated DOT CA (Karl.Rossing AT Federated DOT CA)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:13:21 -0500
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Ok...

So i should backup the file again.

Is there a way to backup the file via the command line on the client so i 
don't have to rerun the entire policy?

Thanks
Karl


veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu wrote on 10/06/2005 09:55:05 AM:

> 10/6/2005 2:23:45 AM - Error bpbrm(pid=1776) from client noname: ERR - 
> File /db/db1.dbf shrunk by 59719680 bytes, padding with zeros
> 
> This message indicates that, First, the host found the file to be of
> a size that did not agree with what it was expecting. This is a bad 
> thing to begin with. Second, Padding with Zeros means that it made 
> up the rest of the space that was missing with 0's. 
> 
> For example, I'm expecting 10 bits of data from somewhere. I get 
thefollowing:
> 1011
> So, I make it 
> 1011000000
> So that I have my 10 bits. 
> 
> As you can see, this is "problematic" at best. What if my original 
> data was supposed to be 0001011000? Now extrapolate out to gigabytes
> of data. Not a good thing, ever. 
> 
> Mark Pinder : 
> Spectra Logic 
> 
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ok...</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">So i should backup the file again.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Is there a way to backup the file via
the command line on the client so i don't have to rerun the entire 
policy?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Karl<br>
</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu wrote on 
10/06/2005
09:55:05 AM:<br>
<br>
&gt; 10/6/2005 2:23:45 AM - Error bpbrm(pid=1776) from client noname: ERR
- <br>
&gt; File /db/db1.dbf shrunk by 59719680 bytes, padding with zeros<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; This message indicates that, First, the host found the file to be
of<br>
&gt; a size that did not agree with what it was expecting. This is a bad
<br>
&gt; thing to begin with. Second, Padding with Zeros means that it made
<br>
&gt; up the rest of the space that was missing with 0's. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; For example, I'm expecting 10 bits of data from somewhere. I get 
thefollowing:<br>
&gt; 1011<br>
&gt; So, I make it <br>
&gt; 1011000000<br>
&gt; So that I have my 10 bits. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; As you can see, this is &quot;problematic&quot; at best. What if my
original <br>
&gt; data was supposed to be 0001011000? Now extrapolate out to gigabytes<br>
&gt; of data. Not a good thing, ever. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Mark Pinder&nbsp;: <br>
&gt; Spectra Logic <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt; Veritas-bu maillist &nbsp;- &nbsp;Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT 
edu<br>
&gt; http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
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