Re: Tar backup to DAT drive failing. Assistance requested

From: Joe Filla (foo_at_example.com)
Date: 08/13/03 

Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:16:05 -0700

<phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu> wrote in message
news:bhbntc$8jo$2@nyheter.ipsec.se...
> Joe Filla <foo@example.com> wrote:
> > Good Day,
> > I'm running a FreeBSD 4.8-Release box and in the past week or so, my
backups
> > (tar to a HP DAT DDS-4 drive) have been
>
> Must be a mistake here. You mantioned "backup" and "tar" in the same
sentence.

Not mistaken. I'm backing up via tar. If you really meant to say I shouldn't
be backing up via tar then just say that.
>
> Which is it ?
>
>
> > failing with the oh so helpful message:
>
> > tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
> > Total bytes written: 27712798720 (26GB, 2.3MB/s)
> > tar: /dev/sa0: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
> > Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression
> > Current: 0x26:DDS-4 variable 97000 DCLZ
> > ---------available modes---------
> > 0: 0x26:DDS-4 variable 97000 DCLZ
> > 1: 0x26:DDS-4 variable 97000 DCLZ
> > 2: 0x26:DDS-4 variable 97000 DCLZ
> > 3: 0x26:DDS-4 variable 97000 DCLZ
> > ---------------------------------
> > Current Driver State: at rest.
> > ---------------------------------
> > File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0
> > Rewinding tape
>
> > Here's the basic meat of my script:
> > mt blocksize 0
> > tar --totals -cpS /dev/sa0 / --exclude "/var/run/*" --exclude
> > "/home/*/nobackup" --exclude "*.sock" --exclude "*/dev/*" --exclude
> > "*/lost+found/*" --exclude "*pagefile.sys*" --exclude
"/proc/*" --exclude
> > /mnt --exclude /tmp
>
> > This is supposed to backup my entire drive. It runs for about 3 hours,
and
> > generates the aforementioned message.
>
> > What's strange is that if I run a command just to backup my home
partition
> > for example, it runs ok without any problem.
>
> > Any advice? I've tried setting the tape blocksize via mt (mt blocksize
> > 10240) to match tar's default blocking but no go. There are no
meaningful
> > error messages anywhere (syslog or mt errstat). I've run this script for
> > months without any problems until recently.
>
> You probably went "out-of-tape". dump will allow multi-volume backups.

If I ran out of tape, would I not receive an "tape full" or similar message?

>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Joe
>
> > P.S (RELEASE-4.8)
>
>
>
> --
> Peter Håkanson
> IPSec Sverige ( At Gothenburg Riverside )
> Sorry about my e-mail address, but i'm trying to keep spam out,
> remove "icke-reklam" if you feel for mailing me. Thanx.

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