Topic: backup / restore problems

[richard]

This is the problem:

Backup on tape 11Gb in about 6 hours
AFTER A FRESHLY INSTALLED SERVER:
Restore says okee (after one minute) but nothing is restored!

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? Does anybody knows that? Can anybody please help me?

Thanks in advance, Richard (The Netherlands)


Next my logfiles

View log files
Viewed at Fri 05 Dec 2003 10:42:04 AM CET.
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Doing level 0 backup of set all using tar
| All sets = full (1 tapes)
| Rewinding & erasing tape...
| Found index key 200311292300, next file is 1
| Record for 200311292300:all not found
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Creating index key 200312041350
| Backup set full (/ /boot)
| Tape #0
|------------------------------------------------------------
At block 1.
|------------------------------------------------------------
| File number 1, tape index 200312041350
| Backup of: /
| Date of this level 0 backup: Thu Dec 04 13:50:28 2003
| Date of last level 0 backup: the epoch
|------------------------------------------------------------
| cd "/" && find . -depth -xdev ! -type s ! -regex "news/articles" ! -regex
|   ".*~"$ -print0 | tar --create --null --files-from=-
|   --ignore-failed-read --same-permissions --no-recursion --totals --label
|   "level 0 / Thu Dec 04 13:50:28 2003 tar+gzip from accent3" --sparse
|   --atime-preserve -b 20 --file - | gzip -4 | buffer -m 3m -s 10k -u 100
|   -t -p 75 -B -o "/dev/nst0"
|------------------------------------------------------------
Total bytes written: 11208622080 (10GB, 688kB/s)
Kilobytes Out 7830830
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Backup start: Thu Dec 04 13:50:28 2003
| Backup end:   Thu Dec 04 18:15:53 2003
|------------------------------------------------------------
At block 783084.
|------------------------------------------------------------
| File number 2, tape index 200312041350
| Backup of: /boot
| Date of this level 0 backup: Thu Dec 04 18:16:04 2003
| Date of last level 0 backup: the epoch
|------------------------------------------------------------
| cd "/boot" && find . -depth -xdev ! -type s ! -regex "news/articles" !
|   -regex ".*~"$ -print0 | tar --create --null --files-from=-
|   --ignore-failed-read --same-permissions --no-recursion --totals --label
|   "level 0 /boot Thu Dec 04 18:16:04 2003 tar+gzip from accent3" --sparse
|   --atime-preserve -b 20 --file - | gzip -4 | buffer -m 3m -s 10k -u 100
|   -t -p 75 -B -o "/dev/nst0"
|------------------------------------------------------------
Total bytes written: 10209280 (9.7MB, 1005kB/s)
Kilobytes Out 5500
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Backup start: Thu Dec 04 18:16:04 2003
| Backup end:   Thu Dec 04 18:16:22 2003
|------------------------------------------------------------
At block 783634.
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Rewinding...


AFTER FRESHLY INSTALLED SERVER:

Backup or restore server data
The server provides two ways to back up and restore your server: using your local desktop or a tape drive.
The first method creates a copy of your server configuration and user data files, and downloads it to your local desktop via your web browser. Currently your configuration and data files total approximately 252kb. The backup file will be somewhat less than this, depending on how compressible the data are. The "Verify desktop backup file" option can be used to check the integrity of a desktop backup file.
The tape backup method uses a software package called flexbackup to back up your entire hard disk to tape every night. This requires a supported tape drive and a tape that is not write-protected. The backup is performed automatically at the selected time every night (with a reminder automatically e-mailed to the administrator during the day). Currently your hard disk contains 607Mb of data.
Both restore methods allow you to restore your configuration and user data files. Ideally, the restore should be performed on a freshly installed server.
Backup configuration and status
Tape backups are disabled
A system restore has completed

It began at: Fri Dec 5 11:32:07 2003

and finished at: Fri Dec 5 11:33:18 2003
You must reboot the server to activate any configuration changes that were made as a result of this restore.

[Alexander Ziemann]

Hi Richard,
richard wrote:
>
> It began at: Fri Dec 5 11:32:07 2003
>
> and finished at: Fri Dec 5 11:33:18 2003

This sounds, as if the restore did not find the backup on tape. Serveral possible reasons:

1. Different e-smith versions? Backup and restorte should be done on the basically same versions.

2. Flex-Backup modifications at the backed up system applied? In this case the fresh install might be unable to read the tape-backups (happens if you switch dump -> tar -> zip format.

3. Same streamer tape?

4. streamer tape readable in the old server?

You will have to check many things.

az

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[richard]

Hi Alexander,

I have a computer (AMD 1800+/MSI motherboard/512 Mb/30Gb) to test this before I put it on the real server. The tapedrive is a Sony AIT 35/90 Gb via SCSI (Adaptec 2930UW).

E-smith version: SME 6.03 beta

Al the settings are made via the servermanager

Do you know if there is anybody who's really professionally working with this software? Maybe they use an older version?

Thanks

Richard

[Mark]

richard wrote:

> This is the problem:
>
> Backup on tape 11Gb in about 6 hours

11GB in 6 hours? What are you using? Hammer, chisel and stone block? We do 11GB in about 8 minutes.