Hi I am still getting - dump larger than tape, 2862305 KB, but cannot
incremental dump new disk but it's only less than 3gb.

Here's my less /var/mail/root
                                                                                
                                         
ANALYZING ESTIMATES...
pondering server.domain.co.uk:/... next_level0 -12951 last_level -1 (due
for level 0) (new disk, can't switch to degraded
mode)
  curr level 0 size 2862305 total size 2862734 total_lev0 2862305
balanced-lev0size 2862305
INITIAL SCHEDULE (size 2862734):
  server.domain.co.uk / pri 12951 lev 0 size 2862305
                                                                                
                                             
DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED, total_size 2862734, tape length 1976320 mark
111
planner: FAILED server.domain.co.uk / 20050616 0 [dump larger than tape,
2862305 KB, but cannot incremental dump new disk]  delay: Total size now
286.
planner: cannot fit anything on tape, bailing out
planner: time 3.118: cannot fit anything on tape, bailing out

Cheers

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Unix/ Linux Systems Administrator
Chuck Amadi
The Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL), 
Princess of Wales Hospital 
Coity Road 
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United Kingdom, CF31 1RQ.
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