No Writable Valid Tape Found
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) Issue Symptoms A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [No acceptable volumes found]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to flush them...
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Applying Patches
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) How to apply patches from the trunk to end-user installation Determine the type of patch the customer is looking for; Client/Server, Architecture fo...
Verifying Backups Created by Amanda Enterprise
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) Description The ability to verify backup runs created by Amanda Enterprise is a useful tool for maintaining a proper backup regimen. The two main t...
Drive not ready after 120 seconds, rewind said “/dev/nst0: Input/output error”
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) Issue Symptoms ERROR taper no-tape [No writable valid tape found] WARNING taper slot 9: read label `dailyset1-309', date `20070519040001' WARNING...
Split or Spanning Dumps across Multiple Tapes
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) What is it Split Dumps or Dump Spanning enables a single dump to be span across multiple volumes or tapes. This permits you to have Disk List Entries...
Server Validation Failed for Windows Client
This article helps you resolve the "Server validation Failed for Windows client" error. This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) Issue Symptoms Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check ERROR: client.host....
How to Write More Than One Backup Image Per Tape?
By default, Amanda writes one backup image per physical tape. It is possible to write more than one backup image per tape to improve tape utilization. Amanda can delay the tape writes until a certain...
How to Configure Amanda Enterprise on SELinux?
Checking SELinux Mode You can get the current SELinux mode configuration by running getenforce or sestatus as the root user. The former simply prints either “Enforcing” or “Permissive” to stdo...
How to Collect Zmanda Server Logs (3.x Versions)
Read on for steps on how to use the zm-support utility to collect logs that are helpful for troubleshooting. This article covers log collection for: Amanda Enterprise (AE 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6) Zman...
XINETD/INETD (OR AMANDAD) DOES NOT APPEAR TO RESPOND SUCCESSFULLY TO “AMANDA” SERVICE REQUESTS ON THIS AEE SERVER (LOCALHOST)
This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE) This article is for Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) Error Message xinetd/inetd (or amandad) does not appear to respond successfully to "amanda" service re...