Please don't use html. I had trouble finding what you wrote.
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:02:13AM -0500, James Wilson wrote: > <head> > <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> > </head> > <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> > I have a server with 60 GB of disk space left after installing > everything. I thought I gave amanda the whole 60 gigs. Should it need > more that that?<br> > <br> > Jon LaBadie wrote: > <blockquote cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > type="cite"> > <pre wrap="">On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 08:42:58AM -0500, James Wilson wrote: > </pre> > <blockquote type="cite"> > <pre wrap="">Hey All, > > Lately I've been gettting the Failed [no more holding disk space] for > this one client. Is there something I can do to fix this? It has been > backing up fine until Sunday night and Monday night. > > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.38/etc lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.38/var lev 1 STRANGE > vikings.transolutions.net /opt lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.38/opt lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.202/interfix lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.26/Sessions lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.133/ifxsessions lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.23/Crescendo lev 1 STRANGE > amanda.transolutions.net //192.168.1.23/BK lev 4 FAILED > [no more holding disk space] > > </pre> > </blockquote> > <pre wrap=""><!----> > At the risk of sounding pedantic, > increase the amount of holding disk space. > > It doesn't have to be a single space, I'm currently using two > and my previous installation had four holding disks (HDs). > Just empty directories on different file systems that I let > amanda use all the available space except one or two GB. > And I set the chunk size to one or two GB so it is easy to > split a DLE among the various HDs. > > You might also see if some junk is still in the HD. > > You might also split up the DLE so it doesn't require so much HD. > > It also sounds as if the estimate is incorrect as I don't think > amanda will write to the HD if it expects the size to be bigger > than the available space. Instead it would send that DLE direct > to tape. > > </pre> > </blockquote> > </body> > </html> > Depends on what you are backing up. The entire DLE goes to the holding disk before being taped. So if you are backing up a 1 TB DLE, 60 GB is tiny. If you are backing up a bunch of 30 GB DLEs, not many can fit on the holding disk at the same time. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
