[Babase] Re: Fwd: Cron <root@papio> /usr/local/sbin/rsync_backup
--single-link backup-server1 /etc/rsync.d/rsync_backup_password
--exclude-here /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db / /boot
--exclude-here '/disk/scratch/*' --exclude-here
'/disk/swap_areas/*' /disk
Susan Alberts
alberts at duke.edu
Wed Nov 11 10:41:32 EST 2009
Oh yes, in fact, our neighborhood lost power early this morning for
several hours. Sorry I didn't think to alert you all to this later.
What is a teeny weeny UPS?
Susan
On Nov 11, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Lacey Maryott Roerish wrote:
> We are having some really intense rain, so I Think it is entirely
> possible the power flashed. I think it is definitely a good idea to
> get some sort of power backup for the backup computer, seems like a
> cheap investment for such priceless data.
>
> L
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Karl O. Pinc <kop at meme.com> wrote:
> On 11/11/2009 09:08:08 AM, Lacey Maryott Roerish wrote:
> > I can't tell if this is an error or not, but it says rsync failed..
> > is
> > this
> > still the clock error?
>
> No. (We haven't seen the clock error cause problems yet.)
>
> Papio lost contact with dumbo at about 4:48 eastern time this morning.
> So we didn't get the latest backup.
>
> Most likely something's happened to Susan's Internet connection
> but there are all sorts of other things that may have gone wrong.
> If it's not the Internet then dumbo should be rebooted and I'll
> take a look at the logs to see what happened. Unless it's something
> obvious like dumbo getting unplugged, but that's unlikely at 4:48AM.
> A momentary power outage could cause problems too. If that's
> it then it would be good to put dumbo on a teeny weeny UPS. Something
> with enough smarts that the power does not drop voltage or turn off
> and
> on again really quickly.
>
> If it turns out to be the Internet, and we think it's a problem,
> I'm working on some software that controls a power switch in order
> to power cycle a dsl modem to reset it after the ISP does stuff
> that makes the dsl modem hang. (The usual solution when the
> Internet goes out on a dsl or cable modem is to unplug and re-plug
> in the modem.)
>
> We probably won't discover the problem until somebody physically
> visits Susan's.
>
> If dumbo loses power unexpectedly it takes it about an hour
> after reboot to finish checking the disks and fully come
> back up.
>
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Cron Daemon <root at papio.biology.duke.edu>
> > Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:36 AM
> > Subject: Cron <root at papio> /usr/local/sbin/rsync_backup --single-
> link
> > backup-server1 /etc/rsync.d/rsync_backup_password --exclude-here
> > /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db / /boot --exclude-here '/disk/scratch/*'
> > --exclude-here '/disk/swap_areas/*' /disk
> > To: papiobackupadmin at papio.biology.duke.edu
> >
> >
> > ssh: connect to host backup-server1 port 22: Connection timed out
> > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far)
> > [sender]
> > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at
> > io.c(359)
> > rsync_backup[25013]: 12: /: rsync to backup-server1 failed
> > ssh: connect to host backup-server1 port 22: Connection timed out
> > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far)
> > [sender]
> > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at
> > io.c(359)
> > rsync_backup[25013]: 12: /boot: rsync to backup-server1 failed
> > ssh: connect to host backup-server1 port 22: Connection timed out
> > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far)
> > [sender]
> > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at
> > io.c(359)
> > rsync_backup[25013]: 12: /disk: rsync to backup-server1 failed
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > - -
> > Lacey K. Maryott Roerish
> > Alberts Lab
> > Department of Biology
> > Duke University
> > ph: 919-660-7306
> > fax: 919-660-7293
> > Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu
> >
>
>
>
>
> Karl <kop at meme.com>
> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
> -- Robert A. Heinlein
>
>
>
>
> --
> - -
> Lacey K. Maryott Roerish
> Alberts Lab
> Department of Biology
> Duke University
> ph: 919-660-7306
> fax: 919-660-7293
> Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu
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