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Tape backups are run manually __once per week__, __on Friday afternoon__. | Tape backups are run manually __once per week__, __on Friday afternoon__. | ||
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* ''/ | * ''/ | ||
- | ====== Backup Process ====== | + | ===== Example backup process |
- | ===== Insert tapes ===== | + | ==== Insert tapes ==== |
- | ===== Run Storix Backup | + | ==== Run Storix Backup ==== |
From an X11 window: | From an X11 window: | ||
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This takes about 30-35 hours depending on the load of the server and whether or not the robot is working properly. | This takes about 30-35 hours depending on the load of the server and whether or not the robot is working properly. | ||
- | ====== Problems | + | ===== Problems ===== |
* Sometimes tapes are hard to remove from the cassette (this causes the robot to jam sometimes) | * Sometimes tapes are hard to remove from the cassette (this causes the robot to jam sometimes) | ||
* Even setting the virtual device to " | * Even setting the virtual device to " | ||
- | ====== Monitoring the backup | + | ===== Monitoring the backup ===== |
The Storix Backup tool shows the current status of the backup but if you're not sitting at the machine there is no way to see. You can use a one-line shell script to loop periodically and check the status of the tape library. | The Storix Backup tool shows the current status of the backup but if you're not sitting at the machine there is no way to see. You can use a one-line shell script to loop periodically and check the status of the tape library. | ||
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- | ====== Backup history ====== | + | ===== Log of backups |
^ Date ^ Tape set ^ Notes ^ | ^ Date ^ Tape set ^ Notes ^ | ||
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| October 8, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | | October 8, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
| October 15, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | | October 15, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | + | | October 22, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | |
+ | | October 29, 2010 | ... | Alan in Switzerland, | ||
+ | | November 5, 2010 | B | Apparently successful, but HPC crashed sometime during the weekend due to power fluctuations. | ||
+ | | November 12, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | November 19, 2010 | B | Had a problem (can't remember why, power?) | | ||
+ | | November 26, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | December 3, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | December 12, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | December 17, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | December 24, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | December 31, 2010 | - | gone for holidays | | ||
+ | | January 7, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | January 14, 2011 | B | Backup failed, tape library has error 205: X Axis Error. Reset the library and it appears to be ok. | | ||
+ | | January 21, 2011 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | January 28, 2011 | A | failed, crashed because of a job Anne was running | | ||
+ | | February 4, 2011 | - | gone for holidays | | ||
+ | | February 11, 2011 | A | no backup because of work to server room air conditioning | | ||
+ | | February 18, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | February 25, 2011 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | March 4, 2011 | A | failed | | ||
+ | | March 11, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | March 18, 2011 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | March 25, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | April 1, 2011 | B | Was running a restore for Anne so couldn' | ||
+ | | April 8, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | April 15, 2011 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | April 21, 2011 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | April 29, 2011 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
+ | | May 6, 2011 | A | failed... not sure why | | ||
+ | | May 13, 2011 | A | haven' | ||
====== Storix Backup Administrator ====== | ====== Storix Backup Administrator ====== | ||
We are using an Exabyte Tape library for backups and the commercial Storix Backup Administrator software [[http:// | We are using an Exabyte Tape library for backups and the commercial Storix Backup Administrator software [[http:// | ||
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The Exabyte device has one tape " | The Exabyte device has one tape " | ||
- | ====== Documentation | + | ===== Documentation ===== |
* {{: | * {{: | ||
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* {{: | * {{: | ||
- | ====== Notes ====== | + | ===== Notes ===== |
'' | '' | ||
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Use ''/ | Use ''/ | ||
- | ===== Tape library commands | + | ===== Troubleshooting ====== |
+ | The following commands can be useful in determining problems with devices. | ||
+ | ==== mtx ==== | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Product Type: Medium Changer | ||
+ | Vendor ID: ' | ||
+ | Product ID: ' | ||
+ | Revision: ' | ||
+ | Attached Changer: No</ | ||
+ | ==== tapeinfo ==== | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Product Type: Medium Changer | ||
+ | Vendor ID: ' | ||
+ | Product ID: ' | ||
+ | Revision: ' | ||
+ | Attached Changer: No | ||
+ | SerialNumber: | ||
+ | SCSI ID: 0 | ||
+ | SCSI LUN: 0 | ||
+ | Ready: yes</ | ||
+ | ==== loaderinfo ==== | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Product Type: Medium Changer | ||
+ | Vendor ID: ' | ||
+ | Product ID: ' | ||
+ | Revision: ' | ||
+ | Attached Changer: No | ||
+ | Bar Code Reader: Yes | ||
+ | EAAP: Yes | ||
+ | Number of Medium Transport Elements: 1 | ||
+ | Number of Storage Elements: 21 | ||
+ | Number of Import/ | ||
+ | Number of Data Transfer Elements: 1 | ||
+ | Transport Geometry Descriptor Page: Yes | ||
+ | Invertable: No | ||
+ | Device Configuration Page: Yes | ||
+ | Can Transfer: Yes</ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== List SCSI devices ==== | ||
+ | '/ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Attached devices: | ||
+ | Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 | ||
+ | Vendor: EXABYTE | ||
+ | Type: | ||
+ | Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 | ||
+ | Vendor: IBM Model: ULTRIUM-TD1 | ||
+ | Type: | ||
+ | Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 | ||
+ | Vendor: 3ware Model: Logical Disk 00 Rev: 1.00 | ||
+ | Type: | ||
+ | Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 | ||
+ | Vendor: 3ware Model: Logical Disk 01 Rev: 1.00 | ||
+ | Type: | ||
+ | Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00 | ||
+ | Vendor: 3ware Model: Logical Disk 02 Rev: 1.00 | ||
+ | Type: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Force tape location ==== | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | ==== /dev/st0 not ready ==== | ||
+ | Try to reset the library and drives from the front panel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Tape library commands ==== | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
- | *'' | + | * '' |
===== Bootable USB recovery ===== | ===== Bootable USB recovery ===== | ||
http:// | http:// |