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- | ====== Tape backup ====== | ||
- | Tape backups are run manually __once per week__, __on Friday afternoon__. | ||
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- | A full system backup includes: | ||
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- | * ''/'' | ||
- | * ''/ | ||
- | * ''/ | ||
- | * ''/ | ||
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- | ===== Example backup process ===== | ||
- | ==== Insert tapes ==== | ||
- | ==== Run Storix Backup ==== | ||
- | From an X11 window: | ||
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- | - Utilities -> Perform Tape Library Operations -> Move Tapes in Library | ||
- | - Move tape 1 -> Drive 1 | ||
- | - {{: | ||
- | - {{: | ||
- | - Display -> Clients, Servers & Media | ||
- | - "Read Label From Media" | ||
- | - " | ||
- | - {{: | ||
- | - Actions -> Run Backup Jobs | ||
- | - {{: | ||
- | - "Run Now" | ||
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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. | ||
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- | ===== Problems ===== | ||
- | * Sometimes tapes are hard to remove from the cassette (this causes the robot to jam sometimes) | ||
- | * Even setting the virtual device to " | ||
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- | ===== Monitoring the backup ===== | ||
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- | 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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- | ===== Log of backups ===== | ||
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- | ^ Date ^ Tape set ^ Notes ^ | ||
- | | Oct 30, 2009 | A | Robot jammed on tape 7, backup did not complete | ||
- | | Nov 6, 2009 | B | Completed successfully | ||
- | | Nov 13, 2009 | A | Completed successfully | ||
- | | Nov 20, 2009 | B | Backup completed successfully, | ||
- | | Nov 27, 2009 | A | Completed successfully | ||
- | | Dec 4, 2009 | B | Backup completed successfully, | ||
- | | Dec 11, 2009 | A | Backup failed to start (appears to be a software problem, server might need a reboot) | | ||
- | | Dec 21, 2009 | A | Completed successfully | ||
- | | Jan 8, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | ||
- | | Jan 15, 2010 | A | Backup completed successfully, | ||
- | | Jan 22, 2010 | B | Backup completed successfully, | ||
- | | Jan 29, 2010 | A | Backup complete successfully, | ||
- | | Feb 5, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | Feb 12, 2010 | A |Completed successfully | | ||
- | | Feb 19, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | March 12, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | March 19, 2010 | B |Completed successfully | | ||
- | | April 1, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | April 9, 2010 | B |Completed successfully | | ||
- | | April 16, 2010 | A |Completed successfully | | ||
- | | April 23, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | April 30, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | May 07, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | May 21, 2010 | B | completed successfully | | ||
- | | June 4, 2010 | A | completed successfully | | ||
- | | June 9, 2010 | B | completed successfully | | ||
- | | June 18, 2010 | A | completed successfully | | ||
- | | June 25, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | July 2, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | July 9, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | July 16, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | July 23, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | July 30, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | August 6, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | August 13, 2010 | A | ... | | ||
- | | September 3, 2010 | A | Completed successfully, | ||
- | | September 10, 2010 | B | Completed successfully, | ||
- | | September 17, 2010 | A | HPC crashed during the previous night, backups couldn' | ||
- | | September 24, 2010 | A | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | October 1, 2010 | B | Completed successfully | | ||
- | | October 8, 2010 | A | 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 | | ||
- | ====== Storix Backup Administrator ====== | ||
- | We are using an Exabyte Tape library for backups and the commercial Storix Backup Administrator software [[http:// | ||
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- | Version: | ||
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- | 6.3.4.4</ | ||
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- | Storix System Backup Administrator: | ||
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- | Graphicaluser interface: '' | ||
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- | The Exabyte device has one tape " | ||
- | ===== Documentation ===== | ||
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- | * {{: | ||
- | * {{: | ||
- | * {{: | ||
- | * {{: | ||
- | * {{: | ||
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- | ===== Notes ===== | ||
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- | '' | ||
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- | Tape drive: /dev/st0 | ||
- | Library: /dev/sg0 | ||
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- | Test: '' | ||
- | BOT keyword means tape in drive | ||
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- | Rewind tape: '' | ||
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- | Make backup: | ||
- | List files on tape: '' | ||
- | Rewind and eject tape: '' | ||
- | Restore tape (insert tape): '' | ||
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- | To make more than one backup to same tape: | ||
- | Use ''/ | ||
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- | ===== 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</ | ||
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- | ==== 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: | ||
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- | ==== /dev/st0 not ready ==== | ||
- | Try to reset the library and drives from the front panel. | ||
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- | ==== Tape library commands ==== | ||
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- | * '' | ||
- | * '' | ||
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- | ===== Bootable USB recovery ===== | ||
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- | http:// |
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