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Re: Problems with dumps

2004-08-01 20:29:09
Subject: Re: Problems with dumps
From: "Fábio Mendonça Albuquerque Cunha" <fmacunha AT infranetsp.com DOT br>
To: Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com>, amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:17:53 -0300
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:24:21 -0500, Frank Smith <fsmith> escreveu:

> De: Frank Smith <fsmith>
> Data: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:24:21 -0500
> Para: Fábio Mendonça Albuquerque Cunha <fmacunha>,        amanda-users AT 
> amanda DOT org
> Assunto: Re: Problems with dumps
> 
> --On Friday, July 30, 2004 18:20:08 -0300 Fábio Mendonça Albuquerque Cunha 
> <fmacunha> wrote:
> 
> > Hello guys,
> > 
> > I am trying to do a full backup of 03 filesystems (127 GB), and my tape is 
> > an AIT 50/130 GB tape driver.
> > 
> > My amcheck is OK, no problems found ...
> > 
> > Amdump simply don't work and report me this :
> > 
> >> These dumps were to tape fita03.
> >> *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing file: No space left on device]].
> 
> Tape is full.
> 
> >> Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
> >> Run amflush to flush them to tape.
> 
> You may need to do this.
> 
> >> The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
> >> 
> >> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
> >>   servarq.es /projeto2 lev 0 FAILED [dumps too big, 16044295 KB, but
> > cannot incremental dump new disk]
> 
> Not sure why you got this, 16GB should fit on a 50GB tape.  Perhaps you
> have an incorrect length set in your tapetype?
> 
> >>   servarq.es /projeto3 lev 0 STRANGE
> 
> Tar encountered some warnings on /projeto3, they are listed below.
> STRANGE may or not be a problem, you need to look at it's output below
> and decide yourself.
> 
No it's a not a concern at this moment.

> >>   servarq.es /projeto1 lev 0 FAILED [out of tape]
> 
> The tape filled up while writing this filesystem so it didn't make it
> to tape successfully.  It may be on your holding disk if you defined one.
> If so, run amflush.

But why the tape is filled up? The capacity is 130GB, with hardware compression.
The tape device is an AIT 50/130 GB tape drive.
> 
> >>   servarq.es /projeto1 lev 0 FAILED ["data write: Connection reset by
> > peer"]
> 
> Possibly you weren't using a holding disk and it was going directly
> to tape, so when the tape filled up the pipe closed, terminating the
> connection.

> 
> >>   servarq.es /projeto1 lev 0 FAILED [dump to tape failed]
> >> 
> >> 
> >> STATISTICS:
> >>                           Total       Full      Daily
> >>                         --------   --------   --------
> >> Estimate Time (hrs:min)    0:21
> >> Run Time (hrs:min)        11:56
> >> Dump Time (hrs:min)        5:18       5:18       0:00
> >> Output Size (meg)       17838.9    17838.9        0.0
> >> Original Size (meg)     33755.8    33755.8        0.0
> >> Avg Compressed Size (%)    52.8       52.8        --
> >> Filesystems Dumped            1          1          0
> >> Avg Dump Rate (k/s)       956.0      956.0        --
> >> 
> >> Tape Time (hrs:min)        5:19       5:19       0:00
> >> Tape Size (meg)         17838.9    17838.9        0.0
> >> Tape Used (%)              35.7       35.7        0.0
> >> Filesystems Taped             1          1          0
> >> Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s)   955.5      955.5        --
> >> 
> >> USAGE BY TAPE:
> >>   Label        Time      Size      %    Nb
> >>   fita03       5:19   17838.9   35.7     1
> >> 
> >> 
> >> FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
> >> 
> >> /-- servarq.es /projeto3 lev 0 STRANGE
> >> sendbackup: start [servarq.estatica.com.br:/projeto3 level 0]
> >> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/gtar
> >> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/bin/gtar -f... -
> >> sendbackup: info end
> >> ? gtar: ./projeto3/COMGAS-1463/Enrique/Cartas a Tramitar/oficio 04-08xx -
> > CPTM - S\306o Paulo - 03.035 - 1.doc: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or
> > directory
> >> ? gtar: ./projeto3/COMGAS-1463/Enrique/Cartas a Tramitar/oficio 04-08xx -
> > CPTM - S\306o Paulo - 03.035 - 2.doc: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or
> > directory
> >> ? gtar: ./projeto3/COMGAS-1463/Enrique/Cartas a Tramitar/oficio 04-08xx -
> > METRO - S\306o Paulo - 03.035.doc: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or
> > directory
> >> ? gtar: ./projeto3/COMGAS-1463/e-mail recebido ate/COMGAS/Fw_
> > Concorr\210ncia Elabora\207\306o Projeto Executivo - Bols\344es Av_
> > Jabaquara_Lino Coutinho_Winner_Cardoso Almeida_Ant\223nio Ambuda_Costa
> > Marina_Ida Kolbi_ERS41_Ripasa Pap\202is Limeira.eml: Warning: Cannot stat:
> > No such file or directory
> >> ? gtar: ./projeto3/COMGAS-1463/e-mail recebido ate/COMGAS/Fw_
> > Concorr\210ncia Elabora\207\306o Projeto Executivo - Bols\344es Av_
> > Jabaquara_Lino Coutinho_Winner_Cardoso Almeida_Ant\223nio Ambuda_Costa
> > Marina_Ida Kolbi_ERS41_Ripasa_Pap\202is Limeira.eml: Warning: Cannot stat:
> > No such file or directory
> 
> All these files disappeared between the time tar made its filelist and
> the time it tried to read them.  The result of backing up a busy
> filesystem.  May or may not be a concern to you.
> 
> >> | Total bytes written: 35395502080 (33GB, 1.8MB/s)
> >> sendbackup: size 34565920
> >> sendbackup: end
> >> \--------
> >> 
> >> /-- servarq.es /projeto1 lev 0 FAILED ["data write: Connection reset by
> > peer"]
> >> sendbackup: start [servarq.estatica.com.br:/projeto1 level 0]
> >> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/gtar
> >> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/bin/gtar -f... -
> >> sendbackup: info end
> >> \--------
> >> 
> >> 
> >> NOTES:
> >>   planner: tapecycle (5) <= runspercycle (7)
> >>   planner: Adding new disk servarq.estatica.com.br:/projeto2.
> >>   planner: Adding new disk servarq.estatica.com.br:/projeto3.
> >>   planner: Adding new disk servarq.estatica.com.br:/projeto1.
> >>   taper: tape fita03 kb 43281440 fm 2 writing file: No space left on
> > device
> 
> Amanda wrote 43GB when it hit the end of tape.

I don't understand this ... How works AIT tape hardware compression ?
> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> DUMP SUMMARY:
> >>                                      DUMPER STATS            TAPER STATS
> >> HOSTNAME     DISK        L ORIG-KB OUT-KB COMP% MMM:SS  KB/s MMM:SS  KB/s
> >> -------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------
> >> servarq.esta /projeto1   0 FAILED ---------------------------------------
> >> servarq.esta /projeto2   0 FAILED ---------------------------------------
> >> servarq.esta /projeto3   0 3456592018267056  52.8 318:28 956.0 318:37
> > 955.5
> >> 
> >> (brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.4p3)
> > 
> > At my configuration file I use this options :
> > 
> > define dumptype comp-high {
> >>     global
> >>     comment "very important partitions on fast machines"
> >>     compress client best
> >>     priority high
> >> }
> >> 
> >> Compress: I supose that option I used the best, but the slowest one, right 
> >> ? What the comprresion that is used at this option ? bzip2 ?
> 
> Its all gzip, the best just calls it with the option to trade off speed for
> higher compression.  Be aware that already-compressed data gets slightly
> bigger when you try to compress it.
> 
> > 
> > At my disklist I use :
> >> my_host.my_domain /dir1 comp-high
> >> my_host.my_domain /dir2 comp-high
> >> my_host.my_domain /dir3 comp-high
> >> my_host.my_domain /dir4 comp-high
> > 
> > Someone could help me ???
> > 
> > Am I providing enough information ?
> 
> You may need to provide your amanda.conf.  Perhaps increasing runtapes
> to 2, increasing your dumpcycle or runspercycle, or starting with a
> smaller disklist that you add filesystems to slowly would allow you
> to get it all working.
>    Also make sure the length in your tapetype is correct.
> 
My amanda.conf is attached in this e-mail, if someone could read maybe could 
help me ...

Thanks !

> Frank
> 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > InfraNet Tecnologia
> > Fábio M. A. Cunha
> > (55 11) 5542-0941 ramal 22
> > (55 11) 9603-6377
> > www.infranetsp.com.br
> 
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