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Re: dumps always too big to dump

2006-03-23 09:48:50
Subject: Re: dumps always too big to dump
From: Thomas Widhalm <widhalmt AT unix.sbg.ac DOT at>
To: Paul Bijnens <paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:43:23 +0100
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Paul Bijnens wrote:
> On 2006-03-23 12:40, Thomas Widhalm wrote:
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>> Hello again,
>>
>> Thank you very much for all your help. Amanda now runs as I expected
>> with "maxpromoteday 1" and reassigning hosts to different configs. I
>> have to wait for another server, till I switch  to a newer amanda
>> version, so I can easily adopt vtapes.
> 
> But I believe that vtapes do already work in your setup too.
> Set up a small test config using vtapes:
> 
>  http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Test_environment_with_virtual_tapes

Unfortunately I do not have enough time to change backup strategy. I
know, it won't take that long, but we are VERY busy here for now. So I
need a quick solution.

> 
> 
>>
>> Now I have another problem. I just post it into this thread, because it
>> may be in connection with my setup.
>>
>> One of the disks can't get level 0 backuped.
>>
>> #############
>> springfield.edvz.sbg.ac.at:/mnt/bigdisk 0 planner: [dumps too big,
>> 20675843 KB, but cannot incremental dump new disk]
>> #############
> 
> Could that be because the "reserve"-ed space for incrementals on
> your holdingdisk does not leave enough space for this 20 Gbyte level
> 0 dump?

Hm. I recently had reserve 30, but have reserve 0 for about a week now.

> 
> 
> 
>>
>> I raised the tapecycle but it didn't anything good.
> 
> But you are not using tapes (not even vtapes).  You are dumping
> to holdingdisk.
> 
> 
>> Can anybody help me, because I can't backup one of my disks at all, now.
> 
> Any disk?  Or this this disk only?

Just this single disk. Amanda wants to make a level 1 backup which
doesn't help me much if the disk dies.

Regards,
Thomas

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> 


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