--- Paul Bijnens <Paul.Bijnens AT xplanation DOT com> wrote:

> On 2007-11-06 11:13, Yogesh Hasabnis wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > We use Amanda 2.5.0p2 for our backup requirements.
> > Actually the same Linux host acts a backup server
> as
> > well as a backup client. The backup process has
> been
> > working fine for more than last 6 months. Have
> started
> > observing a few problems since last 2 days. Error
> > observed after running "amcheck <config_name>" is
> as
> > given here:
> > 
> >   Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> > --------------------------------
> > WARNING: <client_name>: selfcheck request failed:
> > timeout waiting for REP
> > Client check: 1 host checked in 91.097 seconds, 1
> > problem found
> > 
> > (brought to you by Amanda 2.5.0p2)
> > 
> >  The /var/log/amanda/<config_name>/log.20071105.0
> has
> > the following contents:
> > 
> > START driver date 20071105
> > DISK planner <client_name> /vol/vol1/home
> > START planner date 20071105
> > STATS driver startup time 0.054
> > START taper datestamp 20071105 label tendaily-06
> tape
> > 0
> > ERROR planner Request to <client_name> failed:
> timeout
> > waiting for REP
> > FAIL planner <client_name> /vol/vol1/home 20071105
> 0
> > [hmm, disk was stranded on waitq]
> > FINISH planner date 20071105 time 9000.516
> > WARNING driver WARNING: got empty schedule from
> > planner
> > INFO taper tape tendaily-06 kb 0 fm 0 [OK]
> > FINISH driver date 20071105 time 9005.932
> > 
> > On doing "ps -ef | grep amanda", a few backdated
> > selfcheck and sendsize processes are seen to be
> > running. 
> 
> Find out what they are doing there.
> If you have no clue how to do that, or you're not
> interested, just proceed.
> Kill them.
> Then run amcleanup.
> Then try amcheck again.
> 
> 
> (Maybe time to upgrade?  2.5.0p2 is already quiet
> old,
> and has some know defects.)
> 
>
 
Actually the processes are not getting killed either.

Thanks

Yogesh

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