Amanda-Users

Re: Unable to backup clients

2004-01-12 16:10:31
Subject: Re: Unable to backup clients
From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
To: Mike Heller <mike AT dsny DOT com>, amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:08:08 -0500
On Monday 12 January 2004 14:34, Mike Heller wrote:
>Note the tape error is because I haven't yet switched the tape, it's
> not the cause of the failed backups.  Just wanted to clarify that.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike

No Mike, thats a real error. Amcheck would have rewound the tape and 
read the label if the system was working.

>Mike Heller wrote:
>> I fixed the problem of the "high server load" by installing amanda
>> version 2.4.4p1 on the server and the clients.
>>
>> amcheck daily now reports:
>>
>> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
>> -----------------------------
>> Holding disk /big/backup/amanda/dumps: 1034688 KB disk space
>> available, using 215488 KB
>> ERROR: /dev/nst0: rewinding tape: Input/output error
>>       (expecting tape DailySet1-003 or a new tape)
>> NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
>> Server check took 30.099 seconds
>>
>> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>> --------------------------------
>> Client check: 3 hosts checked in 1.076 seconds, 0 problems found
>>
>> (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p1)
>>
>>
>> But the backups fail.  Checking the logs in /tmp/amanda (on the
>> clients), I see things like:
>>
>> sendbackup: time 0.000: stream_server: waiting for connection:
>> 0.0.0.0.33011
>> sendbackup: time 0.001: stream_server: waiting for connection:
>> 0.0.0.0.33012
>> sendbackup: time 0.001: stream_server: waiting for connection:
>> 0.0.0.0.33013
>> sendbackup: time 0.001: waiting for connect on 33011, then 33012,
>> then 33013
>> sendbackup: time 29.991: stream_accept: timeout after 30 seconds
>> sendbackup: time 29.991: timeout on data port 33011
>> sendbackup: time 59.991: stream_accept: timeout after 30 seconds
>> sendbackup: time 59.991: timeout on mesg port 33012
>> sendbackup: time 89.991: stream_accept: timeout after 30 seconds
>> sendbackup: time 89.991: timeout on index port 33013
>> sendbackup: time 89.991: pid 1873 finish time Thu Jan  8 01:05:15
>> 2004
>>
>> All hosts were configured with:
>>
>> --with-tcpportrange=850,854 --with-udpportrange=850,854
>>
>> So why am I getting connections on port 33011?  I have 850-854
>> opened on the firewall, but if it's trying to connect on 33xxx
>> then of course it's not going to work.
>>
>> On the server, my /etc/services has:
>>
>> amanda          850/udp                         # amanda backup
>> services amanda          850/tcp
>> kamanda         851/tcp                         # amanda backup
>> services (Kerberos)
>> kamanda         851/udp                         # amanda backup
>> services (Kerberos)
>> amandaidx       852/tcp                         # amanda backup
>> services amidxtape       853/tcp                         # amanda
>> backup services
>>
>>
>> The clients have:
>>
>> amanda 850/udp
>> amanda 850/tcp
>> kamanda 851/udp
>> amandaidx 852/tcp

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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