->>In response to your message<<-
  --received from Jean-Louis Martineau--
>
> 
> Maybe all file included in level 1-5 are also included in level 6-7, 
> level 1-5 are not needed for recovery.
> You can find it by running zdiff on your index files.
> 
> Jean-Louis
> 

Thanks, Jean-Louis.  I thought about this but I have never seen this
type of behavior before after many years of running Amanda.  I've
always seen Amanda methodically go through all of the incremental
levels even if all a level contained were directories (changed dates,
likely).  This is a much newer version of Amanda than I've used most
of the time, however, and is possibly newer and smarter Amanda
behavior...?


Paul


> 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.
> >
> >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)
> >
> >amindexd: time 69.178: removing index file: 
> >/etc/amanda/cass/index/cass246/_/200 60504_0
> >amindexd: time 69.182: removing index file: 
> >/etc/amanda/cass/index/cass246/_/200 60509_1
> >amindexd: time 69.182: removing index file: 
> >/etc/amanda/cass/index/cass246/_/200 60510_2
> >amindexd: time 69.182: removing index file: 
> >/etc/amanda/cass/index/cass246/_/200 60525_3
> >amindexd: time 69.183: < 200 Good bye.
> >amindexd: time 69.183: pid 29011 finish time Tue Apr 17 18:44:39 2007
> >
> >Why is it "removing index file: <blah>"?
> >  
> To save space, uncompressed index file are not needed.
> 
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >  
> 

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