From: Mauro C. <mc...@mc...> - 2009-03-30 22:02:30
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Hi everybody, I installed backuppc on a fairly up-to-date ubuntu 8.10 machine to backup it and a few other machines on my home LAN. I'm using a fairly large (1.5T) eSATA external disk (formatted ext3) for the data pool. My data pool is essentially static, but, all the same, every time I backup the pool decreases dramatically, just like it copied over the same files instead of using links. It also takes a very long time (>>24h) to back up my localhost (~600Gb). Is this normal? It shouldn't be according to the docs (IFF I understand it correctly!). Can someone please advise about just what to check to ascertain my setup is correct? (I strongly suspect it isn't, but I can't understand what's wrong). It is now doing the second full backup of the localhost (the largest) and before starting I had ~44% free, now (after more than one day) it is at 73%: before: ------------------------------------ mauro@heimdall:~$ df File system blocchi di 1K Usati Disponib. Uso% Montato su /dev/sda8 76928448 15822816 57197824 22% / tmpfs 1027916 0 1027916 0% /lib/init/rw varrun 1027916 900 1027016 1% /var/run varlock 1027916 0 1027916 0% /var/lock udev 1027916 2880 1025036 1% /dev tmpfs 1027916 104 1027812 1% /dev/shm lrm 1027916 2004 1025912 1% /lib/modules/2.6.27-14-generic/volatile /dev/sda7 9614116 8122452 1003292 90% /home /dev/sdc1 307663800 256980960 35054408 88% /srv /dev/sdd2 448882144 371743628 59040652 87% /srv/Store /dev/sde1 1442145212 595568000 773320412 44% /media/BackupPC ------------------------------------ now: ------------------------------------ -mauro@heimdall:/lib/modules/2.6.27-8-generic$ df File system blocchi di 1K Usati Disponib. Uso% Montato su /dev/sda8 76928448 15665808 57354832 22% / tmpfs 1027916 0 1027916 0% /lib/init/rw varrun 1027916 900 1027016 1% /var/run varlock 1027916 0 1027916 0% /var/lock udev 1027916 2880 1025036 1% /dev tmpfs 1027916 104 1027812 1% /dev/shm lrm 1027916 2004 1025912 1% /lib/modules/2.6.27-14-generic/volatile /dev/sda7 9614116 8370368 755376 92% /home /dev/sdc1 307663800 256981028 35054340 88% /srv /dev/sdd2 448882144 371743628 59040652 87% /srv/Store /dev/sde1 1442145212 996767156 372121256 73% /media/BackupPC ----------------------------------- ... and I can swear almost nothing changed in the filesystems to be backed-up! Also the "statos display is highly suspicious: ----------------------------------- - BackupPC Server Status General Server Information * The servers PID is 20032, on host heimdall, version 3.1.0, started at 3/26 22:47. * This status was generated at 3/30 23:33. * The configuration was last loaded at 3/28 14:27. * PCs will be next queued at 3/31 01:00. * Other info: o 0 pending backup requests from last scheduled wakeup, o 0 pending user backup requests, o 0 pending command requests, o Pool is 0.00GB comprising 0 files and 0 directories (as of 3/30 01:00), o Pool hashing gives 0 repeated files with longest chain 0, o Nightly cleanup removed 0 files of size 0.00GB (around 3/30 01:00), o Pool file system was recently at 73% (3/30 23:32), today's max is 73% (3/30 22:57) and yesterday's max was 51%. Currently Running Jobs Host Type User Start Time Command PID Xfer PID localhost <http://localhost/backuppc/index.cgi?host=localhost> full backuppc <mailto:backuppc> 3/29 15:00 BackupPC_dump localhost 19367 19380, 19379 Failures that need attention Host Type User Last Try Details Error Time Last error (other than no ping) ---------------------------------- I also have another strange problem: The "BackupPC Pool Size" graphs are missing; I mean: I see the grid and the labels, but not the actual graph. I do not want to send an excessive amount of data, but I'm obviously ready to send any data needed. What did I broke? Please advise. Best Regards Mauro |