Re: FC 2/3 Backup

[Oded Maimon <oded.maimon@xxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > 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@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@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?