That does not really help..... also when I would get the error message earlier I would not now what to do against the Problem....
-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Paul Bijnens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. April 2005 13:27 An: Sebastian K�sters Cc: [email protected] Betreff: Re: Problem with tape and labeling (archiving) Sebastian K�sters wrote: > > I have a Problem with archiving tapes. > > On every Sunday we do a backup on tape but I always get the following error: > > ERROR: /dev/nst0: reading label: Input/output error Why do you get an IO error here? Probably that's the cause of the failure. > (expecting tape DailySet1001 or a new tape) > NOTE: skipping tape-writable test > Server check took 0.198 seconds > > I wrote a little Script which labels the new tape (via cron). I hope you really know what you're doing. The idea of labelling a tape is to avoid that you accidently overwrite a good tape. Normally you have to label a tape only once: when you unpack it from the shrink-wrapped package. At that time, it is assumed that you have drunk enough coffee, and have had enough sleep to not make errors when labelling tapes. After that time, amanda takes over the responsability of checking for the correct tape. By blindly labeling any tape that is found in the drive at night, you completely drop this safety boundary. Then: your crontab: 0 1 * * 0 /etc/amanda/label.sh 15 1 * * 0 /usr/sbin/amcheck -a full-sonntag 30 1 * * 0 /usr/sbin/amdump full-sonntag && /usr/sbin/amadmin full-sonntag export The command amcheck is intented to be run during the day and warn you early of any problems. At that time you're still there to solve them. What is the use of running amcheck in the middle of the night 15 minutes before doing the real dump? Of course, I'm assuming you work during the day, and sleep in the night. -- Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************************** * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * ***********************************************************************
