On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 07:13:09PM -0700, Paul Yeatman wrote:
> Hi, I'm testing my backup system and am finding something unexpected.
> 
> I'm using amanda 2.4.4p3-1 on a server running RedHat linux ES 4.
> The restore I'm attempting is performed all on the server using a
> spare disk on the server.
> 
> When I run amrecover and add--"add ."--a partition that has 7 levels of
> incrementals and then type "list", it shows the tape (actually the
> server is a tapeless server so it is really on disk) with the original
> full backup on it and then levels 6 and 7 on the holding disk.  All
> other levels are skipped.  Levels 1-5 are not included in the
> planned restore.
> 
> I would expect it to restore the latest of each incremental level
> 1-7.  I currently have several holding disks and can confirm that the
> incremental directories that an 'amadmin info' shows for the same
> partition exist.  When "amrecover" is executed, it shows "found amanda
> directory" from all expected holding disks and holding disk directories
> and the directories needed for this restore in particular.  If I
> remove the holding disk from amanda.conf that "holds" levels 6 and 7,
> then no levels after the original "tape" are listed in the planned
> restore.


Same initial thought as JLM, perhaps nothing changed in the directory
during the incremental levels 1-5.


> This particular partition was backed up in 2005-05-04.  On the first
> holding disk, the latest level 1 is in inc directory 20050509, the
> latest level 2 is in 20060510, and then the rest of the incremental
> directories on the holding disk (until the next holding disk) are level
> 3's for this partition.  If I include only this one holding disk in my
> amanda.conf, this is what the "amindexd.20070417184329.debug" shows
> (full file attached)
> 

I would presume that this is a fairly stable, unchanging storage.
I base that guess on the fact that the last full backup was May 2005
and the first incremental a year later in May of 2006.  Another clue
is that the incrementals haven't been moved from the holding disk
to tape (physical or virtual) in the last year.

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