FC 2/3 Backup

[Tim Holmes]

> 
> Tim Holmes wrote:
> 
> >>>Craig White wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 12:22 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 10:54, Tim Holmes wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Charles -- I am more than willing to try anything at this point,
> >>>>>>however, I am new to linux, and so I will need a little guidance
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>getting
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>through the process that you described (having cron tarbal the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>files
> >>
> >>
> >>>and
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>move them) -- it sounds like a valid plan, I am just gonna need
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>some
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>help getting it done.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>As far as Amanda -- I have seen it when doing installs, but I
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >know
> >
> >
> >>>>>>nothing about it,  is it a backup server or a remote client,
any
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>other
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>info would be appreciated
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>Amanda generally wants to write directly to a tape drive on the
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>machine
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>running the server.  If you are interested in an on-line disk
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >based
> >
> >
> >>>>>solution, look at backuppc:  http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>----
> >>>>Amanada has both a client and server application. Thus on the
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>computer
> >>
> >>
> >>>>that has the tape drive, it would need both. Any other system
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >would
> >
> >
> >>only
> >>
> >>
> >>>>need the client. Apparently there is a version in CVS that backs
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >up
> >
> >
> >>to
> >>
> >>
> >>>>filesystem and judging by my experience with Amanda, they are
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >likely
> >
> >
> >>to
> >>
> >>
> >>>>do a very good job at that. I don't believe that the version
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>distributed
> >>
> >>
> >>>>with Fedora 3 will do that though.
> >>>>
> >>>>Craig
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I'm running amanda 2.4.4p2 on FC2 and it backs up to disk just
fine.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It's
> >>
> >>
> >>>backing up RH9, FC1 and FC2 clients. It supports virtual tapes on
> >>>
> >>>
> >>disk,
> >>
> >>
> >>>but
> >>>requires a fair amount of manual configuration for the "tape
> >>>
> >>>
> >changer".
> >
> >
> >>>It's a hairy-scary backup solution if you are used to a "real"
> >>>
> >>>
> >backup
> >
> >
> >>>system, though. It has it's idiosyncracies, but once you get it
> >>>
> >>>
> >setup
> >
> >
> >>you
> >>
> >>
> >>>can leave it to get on with it. I've not touched the setup in the
> >>>
> >>>
> >past
> >
> >
> >>6
> >>
> >>
> >>>months, it just silently backs-up the clients every night to a
250GB
> >>>
> >>>
> >>USB
> >>
> >>
> >>>drive. I wouldn't want to have to re-build a system from bare-metal
> >>>
> >>>
> >>using
> >>
> >>
> >>>an
> >>>Amanda backup though.
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group,
> >>>             University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
> >>>E-mail :    nmw at ion.le.ac.uk
> >>>Phone :     +44 (0)116 2523548, Fax : +44 (0)116 2523555
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>[Tim Holmes wrote]
> >>
> >>Ok Folks
> >>
> >>I am making what I think is progress here.
> >>
> >>I have examined the logs for the remote agent (called RALUS) and
found
> >>out that one of the problems it was hitting was some missing
packages,
> >>which I have dug about and found and installed.  The agent now
> >>
> >>
> >installs
> >
> >
> >>without any complaints - either on the screen or in the logs.  The
> >>problem now comes when I try to start it.  I issue the command
> >>
> >>/etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init start
> >>
> >>it contemplates for a few seconds and then returns
> >>
> >>[FAILED]
> >>
> >>there are no error messages or pointers to logs created to help me
try
> >>to diagnose the problem.
> >>
> >>What should my next step be?
> >>
> >>I really want to solve this because its going to prove to be a
> >>
> >>
> >valuable
> >
> >
> >>learning tool for future problems, but I am not sure how to proceede
> >>
> >>TIM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>try (for debug):
> >>sh -x /etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init start
> >>
> >>
> >[Tim Holmes wrote]
> >
> >Here is the output of the command
> >
> >I have no clue what it means
> >
> > [root at SRVFS-01 root]# sh -x /etc/init.d/VRTSralus.init start
> >+ '[' '!' -d /opt/VRTSralus ']'
> >+ '[' '!' -d /etc/VRTSralus ']'
> >+ '[' '!' -d /var/VRTSralus ']'
> >+ CMD=start
> >+ '[' -x /opt/VRTSralus/bin/beremote ']'
> >+ echo -n 'Starting VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent '
> >Starting VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent + rm -f
> >/var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid
> >+ rm -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid
> >+ /opt/VRTSralus/bin/beremote
> >+ PIDWAIT=30
> >+ '[' 30 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=29
> >+ echo -n .
> >.+ sleep 1
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ']'
> >+ '[' 29 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=28
> >+ echo -n .
> >.+ sleep 1
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ']'
> >+ '[' 28 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=27
> >+ echo -n .
> >.+ sleep 1
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ']'
> >+ '[' 27 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=26
> >+ echo -n .
> >.+ sleep 1
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ']'
> >+ '[' 26 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=25
> >+ echo -n .
> >.+ sleep 1
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.errpid ']'
> >+ PIDWAIT=0
> >+ '[' 0 '!=' 0 ']'
> >+ '[' -f /var/VRTSralus/ralus.pid ']'
> >+ RETVAL=1
> >+ echo
> >
> >+ '[' 1 = 0 ']'
> >+ echo 'Starting VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent:
> >[FAILED]'
> >Starting VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent:
> >[FAILED]
> >+ exit 1
> >[root at SRVFS-01 root]#
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Hi,
> I'm not familiar with veritas, but i think that the problem is when he
> tries to run
> 
> /opt/VRTSralus/bin/beremote
> what that script do? is it a script or binary?
> 
[Tim Holmes wrote] 
According to ls -l on that directory, it is a binary

TIM