From: Oliver V. <ml...@ve...> - 2006-06-19 06:22:07
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Hi, I recently started using BackupPC and I really like it. Trying to archive my hosts results in an error: Executing: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2 localhost 1 /bin/gzip .gz 4700000000 /tmp 5 * Xfer PIDs are now 29353 Writing tar archive for host localhost, backup #1, split to output files /tmp/localhost.1.tar.gz.* exiting after signal ALRM Archive failed: aborted by signal=ALRM It happens exactly after 120 minutes. I tried it with and without split, but the same error occurs. I'm using BackupPC on Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Version 2.1.2). Can anybody give me a clue what's going wrong or how to track this down? -- Cheers Oliver |
From: Oliver V. <ov...@ve...> - 2006-06-19 06:16:25
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Hi, I recently started using BackupPC and I really like it. Trying to archive my hosts results in an error: Executing: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2 localhost 1 /bin/gzip .gz 4700000000 /tmp 5 * Xfer PIDs are now 29353 Writing tar archive for host localhost, backup #1, split to output files /tmp/localhost.1.tar.gz.* exiting after signal ALRM Archive failed: aborted by signal=ALRM It happens exactly after 120 minutes. I tried it with and without split, but the same error occurs. I'm using BackupPC on Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (Version 2.1.2). Can anybody give me a clue what's going wrong or how to track this down? -- Cheers Oliver |
From: Oliver V. <ml...@ve...> - 2006-06-21 14:43:34
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Oliver Vecernik schrieb: > It happens exactly after 120 minutes. I tried it with and without > split, but the same error occurs. I'm using BackupPC on Ubuntu 6.06 > Dapper Drake (Version 2.1.2). Can anybody give me a clue what's going > wrong or how to track this down? I also checked it with V2.1.2pl2 -- some error. Again after exactly 120 minutes the log says: Executing: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2 localhost 7 /bin/gzip .gz 4700000000 /media/usbdisk/backuppc 5 * Xfer PIDs are now 15940 Writing tar archive for host localhost, backup #7, split to output files /media/usbdisk/backuppc/localhost.7.tar.gz.* exiting after signal ALRM Archive failed: aborted by signal=ALRM Another try without splitting the archive and without compression runs fine (51.9 min/~34G). It must have something to do with the run time ... -- Oliver |
From: Les M. <le...@fu...> - 2006-06-21 16:06:13
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On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 16:43 +0200, Oliver Vecernik wrote: > Oliver Vecernik schrieb: > > It happens exactly after 120 minutes. I tried it with and without > > split, but the same error occurs. I'm using BackupPC on Ubuntu 6.06 > > Dapper Drake (Version 2.1.2). Can anybody give me a clue what's going > > wrong or how to track this down? > > I also checked it with V2.1.2pl2 -- some error. Again after exactly 120 > minutes the log says: > > Executing: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2 > localhost 7 /bin/gzip .gz 4700000000 /media/usbdisk/backuppc 5 * > Xfer PIDs are now 15940 > Writing tar archive for host localhost, backup #7, split to output files > /media/usbdisk/backuppc/localhost.7.tar.gz.* > exiting after signal ALRM > Archive failed: aborted by signal=ALRM > > Another try without splitting the archive and without compression runs > fine (51.9 min/~34G). It must have something to do with the run time ... ALRM is an internal timer. Try setting $Conf{ClientTimeout} to something much higher than the default 7200 (120 minutes). It must apply to archive writes as well. -- Les Mikesell le...@fu... |
From: Craig B. <cba...@us...> - 2006-06-21 16:40:43
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Oliver Vecernik writes: > Oliver Vecernik schrieb: > > It happens exactly after 120 minutes. I tried it with and without > > split, but the same error occurs. I'm using BackupPC on Ubuntu 6.06 > > Dapper Drake (Version 2.1.2). Can anybody give me a clue what's goin= g > > wrong or how to track this down? >=20 > I also checked it with V2.1.2pl2 -- some error. Again after exactly 12= 0 > minutes the log says: >=20 > Executing: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2= > localhost 7 /bin/gzip .gz 4700000000 /media/usbdisk/backuppc 5 * > Xfer PIDs are now 15940 > Writing tar archive for host localhost, backup #7, split to output file= s > /media/usbdisk/backuppc/localhost.7.tar.gz.* > exiting after signal ALRM > Archive failed: aborted by signal=3DALRM Please increase $Conf{ClientTimeout}. Craig |
From: Oliver V. <ml...@ve...> - 2006-06-21 18:58:55
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Craig Barratt schrieb: > Please increase $Conf{ClientTimeout}. Thanks Craig and Les for your great support. That exactly did the trick. Everthing runs as expected now! :-) -- Cheers Oliver |
From: Mark C. <ma...@tu...> - 2006-06-26 12:53:47
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> -----Original Message----- > From: bac...@li... > [mailto:backuppc-users- bo...@li...] On Behalf Of > Oliver Vecernik > Sent: 21 June 2006 08:59 PM > To: bac...@li... > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] archive error > > Craig Barratt schrieb: > > Please increase $Conf{ClientTimeout}. > > Thanks Craig and Les for your great support. That exactly did the > trick. Everthing runs as expected now! :-) > Hi All Yes this sorted out my problem too, I have one last question about the archive host. Is it possible to schedule the archives? I would like to do a daily archive, so someone will change the tapes daily and I just need the system to run the archive host automatically at a certain time. Thank you, Mark Adrian Coetser ma...@tu... http://www.tux-edo.co.za, http://www.thummb.com cel: +27 76 527 8789 |
From: Nils B. (L. Internet) <ni...@le...> - 2006-06-26 13:19:41
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Mark Coetser wrote: > es this sorted out my problem too, I have one last question about the > archive host. Is it possible to schedule the archives? I would like > to do a > daily archive, so someone will change the tapes daily and I just > need the > system to run the archive host automatically at a certain time. I think a good ol' cron job would do just fine. Nils Breunese. |
From: Les M. <le...@fu...> - 2006-06-26 15:45:38
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On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 14:52 +0200, Mark Coetser wrote: > Yes this sorted out my problem too, I have one last question about the > archive host. Is it possible to schedule the archives? I would like to do a > daily archive, so someone will change the tapes daily and I just need the > system to run the archive host automatically at a certain time. It isn't built into the web interface, but you can do the same things on the command line with BackuPC_tarCreate optionally piped through gzip and split, and you can schedule the command with cron. -- Les Mikesell le...@fu... |
From: Mark C. <ma...@tu...> - 2006-06-26 16:02:59
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> -----Original Message----- > From: bac...@li... [mailto:backuppc-users- > bo...@li...] On Behalf Of Les Mikesell > Sent: 26 June 2006 05:46 PM > To: Mark Coetser > Cc: bac...@li... > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] archive error > > On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 14:52 +0200, Mark Coetser wrote: > > > Yes this sorted out my problem too, I have one last question about the > > archive host. Is it possible to schedule the archives? I would like to > do a > > daily archive, so someone will change the tapes daily and I just need > the > > system to run the archive host automatically at a certain time. > > It isn't built into the web interface, but you can do the same things > on the command line with BackuPC_tarCreate optionally piped through > gzip and split, and you can schedule the command with cron. > > -- > Les Mikesell > le...@fu... Thanks Les One or two more questions if you don't mind. How does the BackupPC_tarCreate script rewind the tape? I would like to make the script eject the tape after the archive, I used to do this with mt rewoffl? Thank you, Mark Adrian Coetser ma...@tu... http://www.tux-edo.co.za, http://www.thummb.com cel: +27 76 527 8789 |
From: Les M. <le...@fu...> - 2006-06-26 16:30:16
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On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 18:02 +0200, Mark Coetser wrote: > One or two more questions if you don't mind. How does the BackupPC_tarCreate > script rewind the tape? I would like to make the script eject the tape after > the archive, I used to do this with mt rewoffl? There is usually a 'rewinding' device name that you can use for the tape drive that will force it to rewind before access - or if you put the commands in your own script you can 'mt rewind' before the write and 'mt offline' after - or rewoffl if your tape doesn't automatically rewind before being ejected. Also, many tape drives require writes to be done in a particular block size. If you need that, use dd as the last element in your pipeline and specify obs=size to make it reblock. -- Les Mikesell le...@fu... |
From: Mark C. <ma...@tu...> - 2006-06-27 07:19:12
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mikesell [mailto:le...@fu...] > Sent: 26 June 2006 06:30 PM > To: Mark Coetser > Cc: bac...@li... > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] archive error > > On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 18:02 +0200, Mark Coetser wrote: > > > One or two more questions if you don't mind. How does the > BackupPC_tarCreate > > script rewind the tape? I would like to make the script eject the tape > after > > the archive, I used to do this with mt rewoffl? > > There is usually a 'rewinding' device name that you can use for the tape > drive that will force it to rewind before access - or if you put the > commands in your own script you can 'mt rewind' before the write and > 'mt offline' after - or rewoffl if your tape doesn't automatically > rewind before being ejected. Also, many tape drives require writes > to be done in a particular block size. If you need that, use dd > as the last element in your pipeline and specify obs=size to make it > reblock. > > -- > Les Mikesell > le...@fu... > Thanks Les How would I see what the full command is that is run for the archive host so I can create a small bash script for cron. Thank you, Mark Adrian Coetser ma...@tu... http://www.tux-edo.co.za, http://www.thummb.com cel: +27 76 527 8789 |