Hi
this is very strange,
i have a few servers under linux using ext3 and gnutar with amanda
doing fine level1 and 2's.
I guess you may have a process on your server touching all your files once
a day, making tar thinking they where changed  and for that taking them
into your level one backups.
Any chance for that posibility?
Christoph

Helas, Stephan schrieb:

Hello,

I backup several unix and Linux Server without having trouble. but one redhat 
7.3 server don't work that way.
i got some strange problem by backup this linux server with ext3. i use normal 
configuration, but my incremental backup are as big as the full backup. for 
example i post some info:

dumpcycle 7 days
runspercycle 4
tapecycle 8 tapes

------------- snip ---------------------------------
Current info for gt1webdev2 /export:
  Stats: dump rates (kps), Full:  5458.0, 3940.0,  -1.0
                    Incremental:  1359.0, 4614.0, 5333.0
          compressed size, Full: -100.0%,-100.0%,-100.0%
                    Incremental: -100.0%,-100.0%,-100.0%
  Dumps: lev datestmp  tape             file   origK   compK secs
          0  20021121  Tag02               1 11134710 11134710 2040
          1  20021127  Tag06              10 11143360 11143360 8198

Current info for gt1webdev2 /export_java:
  Stats: dump rates (kps), Full:  2665.0, 1298.0, 2416.0
                    Incremental:  3019.0, 2730.0, 2501.0
          compressed size, Full: -100.0%,-100.0%,-100.0%
                    Incremental: -100.0%,-100.0%,-100.0%
  Dumps: lev datestmp  tape             file   origK   compK secs
          0  20021126  Tag05               4 3451500 3451500 1295
          1  20021127  Tag06               9 3451510 3451510 1143
------------ snap ------------------------------------

as you can see, the filesize between level 0 and level 1 don't differ.

now my question. is it a effect ob using ext3? can't ext3 handle the archive 
bit in the way that amanda use it? do i have to go back using ext2?


Thx & Regards
Stephan