Tar backup, remote tape
joe macdonald <joe_macdonald25-/[email protected]>
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Hi all,
I'm backing up a database server via tar over an
ethernet to a remote tape. Both servers are connected
to the same switch, 100mbit fdx. There is minimal
traffic except for the actual tar.
I'm running the command:
tar -cvpf . | rsh remotebox buffer -o /dev/st0
remotebox is a Dell PowerEdge 2600 (2ghz Xeon, 512M
RAM) with a PowerVault V110T (DLT IV, 40gb) running
Debian stable. The db server is an AIX 4.3.3 box.
Tar verion is GNU tar 1.13
The tar command randomly chokes, usually on large
files. Here's the output:
buffer (writer): write of data failed: Input/output
error
bytes to write=10240, bytes written=-1, total written
8070K
Broken pipe
Similiar problems occur if I use GNU tar's
user@host:file option.
Anyone know what's going on here and a possible fix?
Much appreciated.
Joe
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