Input/output error saving to SAMBA share

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Input/output error saving to SAMBA share

Forum: Clonezilla server edition

Creator: Ruben Alaerts

Created: 2011-01-27

Updated: 2013-04-05

Ruben Alaerts - 2011-01-27

Hi,

I have mounted my images folder from my fileserver to /home/partimag. I have installed unfs3 server and I can restore images just fine. But when I try to save an image it gets stuck at arround 5% and I get an Input/output error. I have more then enough space on my fileserver and it does create the image so I don't think it has anything to do with permissions.

Thanks in advance for any help

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Ruben Alaerts - 2011-01-28

The full error message is:
split: /home/partimag/FSC-T5010/sda2.nfts-ptcl-img.gz.aa: Input/output error

I thought it might have something to do with splitting the image in smaller volumes so I started to change the volume size. If I set the volume size rediculously low, like 50MB, I suddenly didn't get the error. This is very slow and highly unefficient but it does show that the problem lies with the size of the volumes. Also I do get the error if I set the size so big the image doesn't get split.

Working with the live cd and saving directly to my fileserver with SAMBA works aswell. I just get an error when using clonezilla server.

I'm all out of idea's so any help would be most appriciated.

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Steven Shiau - 2011-02-01

Unfs3 might be the problem, since maybe its performance is not good enough for you to write high throughput data.
If you are using Clonezilla SE, you can try this method:
http://clonezilla.org/use_clonezilla_live_in_drbl.php
and on the client you can use this boot parameter:
ocs_prerun="mount -t nfs $YOUR_FILE_SERVER:/home/partimag /home/partimag/"
to directly mount the client to yoru file server.
Maybe the result will be different.

Steven.

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Ruben Alaerts - 2011-02-22

Thank you for your reply Steven.

While your solution is something I have to look into, the problem is fixed when I installed my new fileshare. The new fileserver runs on Ubuntu and uses nfs4. Maybe part of the problem was that the old Windows fileshare used SAMBA in combination with the DRBL unfs3.

So for now all is working and when I have some time I will look into your solution Steven.

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Steven Shiau - 2011-02-23

OK, cool! Any working solution is a good solution.

Steven.

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