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Re: Dump aborted

2003-01-13 11:26:15
Subject: Re: Dump aborted
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:53:14 -0500
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 04:37:23PM +0100, Kablan BOGNINI wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> When i try using tar, i have a message saying that a
> file is changed when it is read.

Did it say "error", or maybe "warning", or "note" or ???

Ususally this is not cause for aborting a dump.  It means that
one file that changed may not be valid in the dump.

> I am trying to exclude the directory holding this file
> but it seems not to work.

What does that mean?  When you talk to your auto mechanic
you don't say "doesn't work", you explain the symptoms
and the noises it makes.  Do the same for us.

> 
>  --- Hery Zo RAKOTONDRAMANANA
> <heryzo AT simicro-internet DOT mg> a écrit : > Kablan
> BOGNINI wrote:
> > 
> > >I got this message on one of my UnixWare server i
> > >attempt to backup using amanda.
> > >
> > >FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
> > >
> > >/-- sfin-ux2   /u03 lev 1 FAILED [/usr/sbin/vxdump
> > >returned 3]
> > >sendbackup: start [sfin-ux2:/u03 level 1]
> > >sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/sbin/vxdump
> > >sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/local/bin/gzip
> > -dc
> > >|/sbin/vxrestore -f... -
> > >sendbackup: info COMPRESS_SUFFIX=.gz
> > >sendbackup: info end
> > >| vxdump: Date of this level 1 dump: Fri Jan 10
> > >01:51:33 2003
> > >| vxdump: Date of last level 0 dump: Thu Jan  9
> > >03:47:29 2003
> > >| vxdump: Dumping /dev/rdsk/c0b0t0d2s1 (/u03) to
> > >standard output
> > >| vxdump: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
> > >| vxdump: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
> > >| vxdump: estimated 16942916 blocks (8272.91MB) on
> > >0.01 tape(s).
> > >| vxdump: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
> > >| vxdump: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
> > >| vxdump: 2.21% done, finished in 3:41
> > >| vxdump: 4.46% done, finished in 3:34
> > >| vxdump: 6.71% done, finished in 3:28
> > >| vxdump: 8.79% done, finished in 3:27
> > >| vxdump: 10.34% done, finished in 3:36
> > >| vxdump: 15.68% done, finished in 2:41
> > >| vxdump: 27.48% done, finished in 1:32
> > >| vxdump: 36.58% done, finished in 1:09
> > >| vxdump: 42.68% done, finished in 1:00
> > >|   vxdump: Signal on pipe: cannot recover
> > >| vxdump: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
> > >sendbackup: error [/usr/sbin/vxdump returned 3]
> > >
> > 
> > it seems like it's a problem with vxdump. Why don't
> > you use tar instead 
> > of dump? (I reckon I have little knowledge about
> > unixware)
> > 
> > Hery Zo RAKOTONDRAMANANA
> > 
> > >\--------
> > >
> > >I notice that somtimes all is ok but other times i
> > >receive the message above.
> > >
> > >Could you help me understand this ?
> > >
> > >
> >
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>>> End of included message <<<

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