Topic: Flexbackup -restore core dumps

[Jeff C]

I just did a fresh install of SME V5 and applied both blade updates then did a full backup to an ECRIX 66Gig IDE tape using the command /sbin/e-smith/backup.

I then wiped the box, did a reinstall of SME including blade updates and ran the restore using Darrell May's how-to.  

I created a script called "restore" with the following lines:

cd /
/bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
/bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1
/usr/bin/flexbackup -extract
/bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind

and ran it as root.

During the restore I got hundreds of messages indicating "file exists - cannot overwrite" and eventually got the following....

./restore: Line 4: 1139 Segmentation fault (core dumped) /usr/bin/flexbackup -extract

Obviously the restore failed.  Any ideas?

TIA - jeff

[Robert Boerner]

Just out of curiousity...why are you using the script and not the backup functions built in to the manager? If you are testing a total system failure/recovery, I can speak from my own tests that the built-in functionality works quite well.

BTW, what hardware are you using besides the Ecrix IDE drive? I am spec'ing a new server and was looking at the IDE Ecrix, but did not know if I would run into problems. Glad to know it seems to (mostly) work for you.

[Jeff C]

Duh!  I simply forgot there was a server-manager option.  Stupid me.  I will rebuild and retry using the "idiot-proof" option.

We built a 2U rack with a P4 1.7Ghz, 512 Meg RAM, (2) WD 100Gig IDE drives for software mirroring.  The box seems rock solid and fast.

Now if I can solve the ID10T errors from the admin side (me), it should be just fine.

I'll post the results of the rebuild/retest.

-jeff

[Jeff C]

Rebuilt, backed up and restored 5.1b3 with no problems.

All I had to do was to set the IDIOTUSER switch to off and restore using the server-manager panel.

Cheers,

-jeff