https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/amanda-backup/m-p/3026562#M5713 Ok it looks like I am close to getting this amanda backup working. I can backup all my drives except sdb1 which is '/'.(root)<BR /><BR /><BR />I keep getting an error saying the disk is maybe offline. Has anyone seen this before. Why does amanda not want to backup /.<BR /><BR />See error below:<BR /><BR />more log.20030717.3<BR />START planner date 20030717<BR />INFO planner Adding new disk pompano.ihs-inc.com:sdb1.<BR />INFO planner Adding new disk localhost:/etc.<BR />START driver date 20030717<BR />START taper datestamp 20030717 label DUMP000 tape 0<BR />FAIL planner localhost /etc 0 [localhost NAK: amandad busy]<BR />FAIL planner pompano.ihs-inc.com sdb1 0 [disk sdb1 offline on pompano.ihs-inc.com?]<BR />FINISH planner date 20030717<BR />WARNING driver WARNING: got empty schedule from planner<BR />STATS driver startup time 1.033<BR />INFO taper tape DUMP000 kb 0 fm 0 [OK]<BR />FINISH driver date 20030717 time 6.554<BR /> Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:41:07 GMT Nobody's Hero 2003-07-17T14:41:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/amanda-backup/m-p/3026562#M5713 Ok it looks like I am close to getting this amanda backup working. I can backup all my drives except sdb1 which is '/'.(root)<BR /><BR /><BR />I keep getting an error saying the disk is maybe offline. Has anyone seen this before. Why does amanda not want to backup /.<BR /><BR />See error below:<BR /><BR />more log.20030717.3<BR />START planner date 20030717<BR />INFO planner Adding new disk pompano.ihs-inc.com:sdb1.<BR />INFO planner Adding new disk localhost:/etc.<BR />START driver date 20030717<BR />START taper datestamp 20030717 label DUMP000 tape 0<BR />FAIL planner localhost /etc 0 [localhost NAK: amandad busy]<BR />FAIL planner pompano.ihs-inc.com sdb1 0 [disk sdb1 offline on pompano.ihs-inc.com?]<BR />FINISH planner date 20030717<BR />WARNING driver WARNING: got empty schedule from planner<BR />STATS driver startup time 1.033<BR />INFO taper tape DUMP000 kb 0 fm 0 [OK]<BR />FINISH driver date 20030717 time 6.554<BR /> Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:41:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/amanda-backup/m-p/3026562#M5713 Nobody's Hero 2003-07-17T14:41:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/amanda-backup/m-p/3026563#M5714 Hi Robert,<BR /><BR />It seems to me that what is worrying is the amandad busy message : it shows that you amanda process doesn't kill itself before processing another request.<BR /><BR />Sounds stupid but... try rebooting before backing up... In fact, amanda is known to have this kind of 'non self killing' trouble, don't know why...<BR /><BR />Hope it solves...<BR /><BR /><BR />J Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:13:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/amanda-backup/m-p/3026563#M5714 Jerome Henry 2003-07-17T16:13:48Z