Clarification on fbackup warnings...

[Phani_4]

Hi,

I am getting the following warning messages in my fbackup session. Please find the below o/p of fbackup.

fbackup(1004): session begins on Tue Jan 13 18:45:26 2004
fbackup(1517): /net not backed up - 'n' option (NFS) not specified
fbackup(3203): volume 1 has been used 35 time(s)
fbackup(3024): writing volume 1 to the output file /dev/rmt/0m
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36544 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36545 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36546 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36547 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36548 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36549 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36550 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36551 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36552 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36553 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36554 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36555 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36556 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36557 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36558 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36559 was NOT backed up
fbackup(3055): total file blocks read for backup: 3308471
fbackup(1030): warnings encountered during backup
fbackup(3056): total blocks written to output file /dev/rmt/0m: 3491891


Can somebody explains about these Warnings.Are these Warnings are really concerned ??

Thanks,
Regards,
Phani

[Pete Randall]

Phani,

I would expect that these were temporary files that existed when the backup started but disappeared before they were able to be written to tape.


Pete

[Hoefnix]

This happens when you start an fbackup that run's a long time. At start fbackup makes an index what it should backup. When some of these files are temporary files and they are delete during the fbackup-run it will report these errors.

Regards,

Peter

[Phani_4]

Hi Pete,

But from the below WARNING i observed that the number 36558 is may be an inode number of a file & could able to search those file in the system which are belongs to this inode number.

fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 36558 was NOT backed up

Am i correct?

Phani

[I.Delic]

Hi Phani.

fbackup 3005
fbackup says that files 365544-36559 ara not backuped.
I don't now witch file the are . You have to check it youself.Maybe they are important and maybe not ( tmp file's)

Fbackup 1004 time your session started
Fbackup 1517 you didn't use -n flag with fbackup NFS . Do you use NFS ?
fbackup(3203): volume 1 has been used 35 time(s) Tape is used 35 times to backup on it

fbackup(3024): writing volume 1 to the output file /dev/rmt/0m says dat all files are backuped ( except 365544-36559) on your tape device
fbackup(3055): total file blocks read fbackup: 3308471 --> blocks are readed and ready to backup
fbackup(1030): warnings encountered during backup---> says you have number of warnings (365544-36559 )
fbackup(3056): total blocks written to output file /dev/rmt/0m: 3491891 ---> blocks they are backuped on your tape

I think your backup looks good.


Success


Idriz

[Darren Prior · Accepted solution]

Hi Phani,

I don't believe that the file number ties in with an inode number, I think it's more likely to be the position of the file within the list of files to be backed up.

regards,

Darren.

[Cheryl Griffin]

Fbackup generates a list in memory of all files that will be written to the archive. If the files no longer exist or there is a problem with the file or filename when the archive is written to tape, then you will see a message such as this.

Recover the Index:
# frecover -I index

then determine what file is at the line numbers mentioned in the message.

SR 5003102814 is a request to have fbackup refer to the filename instead of index number.

[Phani_4]

Hi All,

I have tested on my server by following the below procedure....

1. Created files /etc/phani & /etc/varma

2. Initiated fbackup for /etc directory & removed the above two files by the time it started writing the files to the tape.

3. I observed the below warnings..for both the files /etc/phani & /etc/varma

fbackup(1102): WARNING: unable to stat file /etc/phani --> Since there is no file exists by this name while writing
fbackup(3005): WARNING: file number 398 was NOT backed up --> This file number 398 belongs to the above file

I got it....Hey thanx alot for your valuable information..:-)

Cheers,
Phani