Incremental Backups Interface Problem???
Maybe it's just me, but doing a simple task like backing up (full / incremental) should be very simple, and I'm having a problem. I should be able to select a backup location (a preference), do a Full backup, then do an Incremental...as many as I want...and at some time I may want to do a Full backup again. But it seems it's much more complex than that...
Here's what I'm doing (obviously wrong):
I've done a Full backup on Drive D in some directory, say 'My Backup'. Fine, I think I have a Full backup.
Now later, I want to do an incremental, and I'm prompted to select a destination Drive (it's D), and then "chose browse to load your previous backup file."
OK, I browse to my D | My Backup directory (that's the previous and ONLY backup location), but I'm warned that a backup file already exists, and do I want to overwrite it. Huh???
An Incremental doesn't overwrite a Full Backup. What am I supposed to Browse to?
And what does "Load previous backup file to determine size" have anything to do with a simple need to create an incremental backup file?
Help hasn't helped. I'm missing something.
I'd really appreciate if anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I obviously don't want to overwrite a Full backup with an Incremental.
See excellent answer in Technical side of the forum
Michael Sobieski, "Problem with Full - Incremental Backup in 5.0" #1, 19 Oct 2006 8:21 am
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RMAN> recover database noredo;
Starting recover at 20-OCT-11
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=531 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_2
channel ORA_DISK_2: sid=530 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_3
channel ORA_DISK_3: sid=529 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_4
channel ORA_DISK_4: sid=528 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting incremental datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
destination for restore of datafile 00012: /u02/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_temp2.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00013: /u05/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/p1sipmdm_cmx_indx3.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00027: /u05/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_temp4.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00042: /u01/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/p1sipmdm_cmx_indx9.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00046: /u03/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data19.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00068: /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/gnw_death_ors_x04.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00076: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data24.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /backup/rman_backup/p1sipmdm/qimouvjj_1_1
channel ORA_DISK_2: starting incremental datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
destination for restore of datafile 00010: /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/p1sipmdm_cmx_indx2.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00022: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data7.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00025: /u03/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_temp3.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00030: /u09/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data10.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00069: /u02/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/gnw_death_ors_x05.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00083: /u08/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/system09.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00086: /u08/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/gnw_producer01.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_2: reading from backup piece /backup/rman_backup/p1sipmdm/qmmov08s_1_1
channel ORA_DISK_3: starting incremental datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_3: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
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destination for restore of datafile 00009: /u05/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/p1sipmdm_cmx_indx1.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00032: /u09/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/p1sipmdm_cmx_indx6.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00067: /u03/oradata/p1sipmdm/index/gnw_death_ors_x03.dbf
destination for restore of datafile 00080: /u08/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data27.dbf
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channel ORA_DISK_4: starting incremental datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_4: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of recover command at 10/20/2011 22:54:39
ORA-19870: error reading backup piece /backup/rman_backup/p1sipmdm/qimouvjj_1_1
ORA-19505: failed to identify file "/backup/rman_backup/p1sipmdm/qimouvjj_1_1"
ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status
Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory
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RMAN> list backups;
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
11210 Incr 4.88G DISK 00:00:00 20-OCT-11
BP Key: 12907 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20111020T101659
Piece Name: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm_bkp/pmsipmdp_1empinlp_1_1
List of Datafiles in backup set 11210
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
4 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u01/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/users01.dbf
7 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u03/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data3.dbf
16 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u01/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data6.dbf
18 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_mdm_data1.dbf
29 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u05/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/undotbs03.dbf
41 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u02/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data15.dbf
79 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data26.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
11211 Incr 80.00K DISK 00:00:00 20-OCT-11
BP Key: 12908 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20111020T101659
Piece Name: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm_bkp/pmsipmdp_1impioai_1_1
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 20-OCT-11
please advice.
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BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
11210 Incr 4.88G DISK 00:00:00 20-OCT-11
BP Key: 12907 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20111020T101659
Piece Name: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm_bkp/pmsipmdp_1empinlp_1_1
List of Datafiles in backup set 11210
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
4 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u01/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/users01.dbf
7 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u03/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data3.dbf
16 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u01/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data6.dbf
18 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_mdm_data1.dbf
29 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u05/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/undotbs03.dbf
41 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u02/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data15.dbf
79 Incr 8428228181070 20-OCT-11 /u06/oradata/p1sipmdm/data/p1sipmdm_cmx_data26.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
11211 Incr 80.00K DISK 00:00:00 20-OCT-11
BP Key: 12908 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20111020T101659
Piece Name: /u07/oradata/p1sipmdm_bkp/pmsipmdp_1impioai_1_1
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THREAD#,Last Standby Seq Received
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4,21868
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2,21227
3,25780
4,21104
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1- select NAME,RESETLOGS_CHANGE#, CHECKPOINT_CHANGE#,CONTROLFILE_CHANGE#,CURRENT_SCN,RECOVERY_TARGET_INCARNATION# from v$database
Primary :
ORACLE,925702,3231069178,3231935937,3231937322,2
Standby :
ORACLE,925702,3096376393,3096507373,3096507372,2
2- list incarnation
Primary :
List of Database Incarnations
DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
1 1 ORACLE 1722434320 PARENT 1 24-AUG-13
2 2 ORACLE 1722434320 CURRENT 925702 04-JUN-14
Standby:
List of Database Incarnations
DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
1 1 ORACLE 1722434320 PARENT 1 24-AUG-13
2 2 ORACLE 1722434320 CURRENT 925702 04-JUN-14
3- select FILE#,RESETLOGS_CHANGE#,RESETLOGS_TIME, CHECKPOINT_CHANGE#,CHECKPOINT_TIME from v$datafile_header;
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
1 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
2 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
3 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
4 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
5 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
6 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
7 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
8 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
9 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
10 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
11 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
12 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
13 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
14 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
15 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
16 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
17 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
18 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
19 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
20 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
21 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
22 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
23 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
24 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
25 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
26 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
27 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
28 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
29 925702 04-JUN-14 3231779881 08-APR-15
29 rows selected.
Standby:
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
1 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328471 25-MAR-15
2 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328464 25-MAR-15
3 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328464 25-MAR-15
4 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328461 25-MAR-15
5 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328471 25-MAR-15
6 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328471 25-MAR-15
7 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328461 25-MAR-15
8 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328471 25-MAR-15
9 925702 04-JUN-14 1016743 04-JUN-14
10 925702 04-JUN-14 1020278 04-JUN-14
11 925702 04-JUN-14 1020681 04-JUN-14
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
12 925702 04-JUN-14 1021083 04-JUN-14
13 925702 04-JUN-14 1021086 04-JUN-14
14 925702 04-JUN-14 1021877 04-JUN-14
15 925702 04-JUN-14 1021880 04-JUN-14
16 925702 04-JUN-14 1021883 04-JUN-14
17 925702 04-JUN-14 1021886 04-JUN-14
18 925702 04-JUN-14 1031089 04-JUN-14
19 925702 04-JUN-14 1031555 04-JUN-14
20 925702 04-JUN-14 1032064 04-JUN-14
21 925702 04-JUN-14 1032525 04-JUN-14
22 925702 04-JUN-14 1032922 04-JUN-14
FILE# RESETLOGS_CHANGE# RESETLOGS CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# CHECKPOIN
23 925702 04-JUN-14 1033338 04-JUN-14
24 925702 04-JUN-14 1033731 04-JUN-14
25 925702 04-JUN-14 1034126 04-JUN-14
26 925702 04-JUN-14 90283375 09-JUL-14
27 925702 04-JUN-14 90291448 09-JUL-14
28 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328471 25-MAR-15
29 925702 04-JUN-14 3065328461 25-MAR-15
29 rows selected.
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NAME
CHECKPOINT_CHANGE#
CHECKPOINT_TIME
UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE#
UNRECOVERABLE_TIME
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/system.274.849356797
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/sysaux.260.849356797
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/undotbs1.263.849356799
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users.269.849356799
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,458
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/example.272.849356895
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/undotbs2.262.849357043
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/undotbs3.261.849357043
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/undotbs4.267.849357045
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/asd01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/dev01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/feed01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,790,786
08/25/2014 22:36:42
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/indx01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/indx02.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/website01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/website02.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/website03.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/website04.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users01.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,505
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users02.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,502
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users03.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,499
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users04.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,496
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users05.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,493
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users06.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,490
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users07.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,487
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/users08.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
404,796,505
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/feed02.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
134,340,010
07/16/2014 22:06:21
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/indx03.dbf
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/oracle/datafile/system_2_01
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
+ASM_ORADATA/catalog01
3232100160
04/08/2015 10:07:12
0
Standby :
NAME
CHECKPOINT_CHANGE#
CHECKPOINT_TIME
UNRECOVERABLE_CHANGE#
UNRECOVERABLE_TIME
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/system.3248.875795981
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/sysaux.3244.875796111
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/undotbs1.3249.875796547
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users.3255.875796621
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
404,796,458
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/example.3258.875796817
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/undotbs2.3256.875796823
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/undotbs3.3253.875796869
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/undotbs4.3247.875797223
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/asd01.dbf
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/dev01.dbf
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/feed01.dbf
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
404,790,786
08/25/2014 22:36:42
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/indx01.dbf
3096432803
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/indx02.dbf
3096432803
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/website01.dbf
3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/website02.dbf
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/website03.dbf
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/website04.dbf
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
0
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users01.dbf
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
404,796,505
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users02.dbf
3096432803
03/30/2015 07:55:20
404,796,502
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users03.dbf
3096432803
03/30/2015 07:55:20
404,796,499
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users04.dbf
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
404,796,496
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users05.dbf
3096432813
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404,796,493
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+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users06.dbf
3096432803
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404,796,490
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users07.dbf
3096432811
03/30/2015 07:55:20
404,796,487
08/25/2014 22:36:50
+DATA/oracledrs/datafile/users08.dbf
3096432814
03/30/2015 07:55:21
404,796,505
08/25/2014 22:36:50
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3096432813
03/30/2015 07:55:21
134,340,010
07/16/2014 22:06:21
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ACS 5.3 incremental backup error
Hi ,
I have ACS 5.3 that recently having problems with the incremental backup.
The error is : on demand back failed
and the details is: SQL Anywhere backup utility connection error: insufficient system resources- failed to allocate a SYSV semphorenull .
I mean come on.... and I did not find this error on cisco website.
The ADE.log file is not showing errors/details related to this. Atttached are the files showing the errors
Have anyone faced this problem before? Ideas? Anything?
Regards,
GeorgeHi George:
with 5.3 I experienced many issues including the incremental backup does not work. whenever I set it to "ON" next time the scheduled backup comes It fails and set itself back to "Off'. I did not get same message you get though.
I finally did two things:
- upgraded to latest patch.
- moved the log collector from the primary to the secondary.
Now things are fine for about 1 month without issues.
Regarding your issue, I think it could be related to resource issue as mentioned in the message.
What is the current DB size that you have?
Note that the message is misleading (messages I got with my ACS are the same) because they mention incremental backup in the message title and then say on-demand full backup failed!
So, you have to specify yourself if the issue with the incremental backup or the full backup?
HTH
Amjad
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Time Machine won't do incremental backups after I restored my computer
I am using a macbook (2010 version) and operating Lion. I had a problem with my Macbook where it wouldn't log on, even in safe mode, so I restored it using Timemachine. Now that everything is back up and running well I want to keep backing up. But Time Machine now says that there is not eneough space on the backup disk as it wants to back up the whole computer alongside the exisitng back up. In short it will no longer do incremental backups on top of what has already been backed up. I don't want to wipe my backup disk for fear that something might go wrong again and I may want to go back to a version earlier than the one I restored. Is there anyway of getting round this problem? It seems like a fairly serious problem.
I would appreciate any help.ms364 wrote:
I am using a macbook (2010 version) and operating Lion. I had a problem with my Macbook where it wouldn't log on, even in safe mode, so I restored it using Timemachine.
When you erased the disk, it got a new UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier), which is treated like a different drive, and Time Machine will back it up in it's entirety.
Did you do a full system restore, starting from the Recovery HD? If so, that should have left a "trail" so Time Machine should have automatically "associated" the restored disk with the existing backups.
If you did it "piecemeal," though, via the "Star Wars" display, it won't (that doesn't leave the trail for TM to figure out what happened).
You might be able to get it to do the association manually. See #B6 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
But Linc is right; you apparently need a larger TM drive. See #1 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. -
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Problem shows up when using software other than the native OS X apps.
If I attempt to close a window behind the app that has focus by clicking the red x part of the semaphore buttons (top left on every window) it will not work unless I change focus to that app by clicking the bar at the top.
As an example if I'm using Byword to view a document while composing an email in Airmail once I finished and move on to viewing, say a receipt, in Airmail and want to make a copy of that receipt and place it on the desktop. I'm done with Byword and it is covering the desktop so why not close it and get it out of the way. I move the mouse pointer over the red X part of the semaphore buttons and click, nothing happens. I have to bring Byword into focus by clicking the title bar, then click the red x to finally close the window. If the app below Airmail happened to be Safari the red X works properly.
On my Mac Mini using Yosemite this works properly for all apps.
This is only a slight problem but I have been having the odd quirky interface problems for the past while and I'm worried that something has gone south and these may end up adding together to make a very large problem. Initially I had problems with PopClip which seemed to be screwing around with the interface buttons in Rapidweaver 6. I removed the app to clear that problem using AppDelete.
While trying to diagnose this problem I have removed all the auto login apps that I can and rebooted several times to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Incremental Backup possible with iPhoto '08?
Hi - I've always run a couple backup schemes for my iMac, and with iPhoto '08 it has become a lot more time intensive as the backup programs are now always replacing the entire iPhoto library in an incremental backup as opposed to incremental backup within the iPhoto folder (which was the case in iPhoto '06). Doesn't seem to be a problem for TimeMachine. But is a major issue for other programs I use (including Mozy, which has to upload 40GB everytime I add a photo to iPhoto, which is crazy!!; as well as syncing the library to an external drive and my MacBook).
Anyone have any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks!!Synk Standard does look inside the iPhoto Library package and backs up only those files that are new or have been changed. Most of my libraries can be incrementally backed up in less than 1 minute. My 29,000 file library takes 2.5 minutes, only 16 seconds if I've not rebooted since the last backup and using it's ZeroScan feature.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file. -
Quesion about the Basic concept of RMAN incremental backup
I have a problem in understanding the basic concept of two types RMAN Incremental backup ie. Differential and Cumulative. I just don't understand how cumulative incremental backup consumes more space than Differential backup.
Have a look at the scenario in which Differential backup is used.
1. On Sunday midnight, a LEVEL0 backup is taken.
2. On Monday midnight all the blocks that was changed since Sunday midnight are stored in the backup media (tape or disk)
3. On Tuesday midnight all the blocks that was changed since monday midnight are stored in the backup media.
4. On Wednesday midnight, all the blocks that was changed since tuesday midnight are stored in the backup media.
At this point, in the backup media, you have all the changed blocks from sunday midnight to wednesday midnight eventhough it was stored in a daily basis. If you had taken a cumulative backup at wednesday midnight the backup media would have contained the same changed blocks from sunday midnight(LEVEL0) to wednesday midnight, but all at one go instead of daily basis. I don't understand how cumulative backup consumes more space when the backup media contains the same amount of changed blocks as it were in the case of the Differential backup.Considering the Scenario you given:
Sunday : Level 0 backup.
Monday : You have taken an incremental backup then there will not be any difference in size of backup set for differential or cumulative as the changes from last Level0 backup are considered.
Tuesday : A cumulative backup (n-1) will have changed blocks since Sunday's Level0 backup but a differential backup(n) will only have changed blocks since Monday. So definitely there will be more space consumed by cumulative backups compared to differentials.
Hope it helps ...
Bhupinder -
Incremental backup time query?
Database size = 270GB
Time taken for full level 0 backup = 50 minutes (Day 1)
Time taken for cumulative level 1 backup = 70 minutes (Day 2)
Time taken for differental level 1 backup = 55 minutes (Day 3)
My question is how come the incremental backup is taking more time than the full backup time?
Please advice.
Sami Malik
[email protected]Sami Malik wrote:
Yes incremental backup is taken on the same time when there is heavy load on the system. For sure is this the reason? No, not for sure. We haven't seen enough info to say for sure, but given what we have been shown, it is a reasonable first guess. To know for sure, you need to do some actual performance analysis during both full and incremental backups and compare the two. STATSPACK is always a good place to start.
I will try the incremental backup at night when there is nobody connected.
Even though online backups <i>can</i> be taken anytime, it's always a good idea to schedule them during low-usage times.
But one more question when in case if there is a 24/7 system, then its no use of taking incremental backup right?Why would you think that? If your system is 24/7, that's even <i><b>more</b></i> reason to be taking incrementals. If you do have to perform a recovery, having incrementals will shorten your recovery time, vs. haveing to apply all archived redo back to the last full backup.
Also, you should be taking regular full backups as well. Most people take a full backup weekly, and an incremental on the other 6 days of the week.
As an additional thought .... while it is a curiosity that that your incremental took longer than the full and much could be learned by chasing it down, you always have to ask "is this a problem that needs to be solved?" If you schedule all backups (full and incremental) during low-use times, and the users do not notice any impact, do you really care if the incremental took longer than the full? On the other hand, it may <i>not</i> be a problem that "needs" to be solved, but running it down may reveal other problems that are impacting or have real potential to impact the business, and <i>should</i> be solved. -
Incremental Backup using "imsbackup"
Dear every body,
I have a trouble and need the help from you, please help me in this case if you can, thanks.
I want to backup incrementally my mailboxes with "imsbackup" command. I have tested following below example but not succeeded:
1. I send/receive email between 2 users in my domain at 08:00AM.
2. I performed FULL backup the whole message store using imsbackup
3. At 09:00AM I send/receive another email between 2 users in my domain
4. I performed INCREMENTAL backup the whole message store using "imsbackup -d 20091217:083000....." but my backup file including the messages that I sent before 08:30AM
I have done this several times and get the same result.
Please kindly help me in this case, how can I use imsbackup to incrementally backup my mailboxes.
Any help and advices from you is appreciated.
Thanks all of you so much.
huynqHi Shane,
Thanks so much for your response.
The version of Messaging Server I am using is:
{color:#ff0000}bash-3.00# ./imsimta version
Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-3.01 64bit (built Dec 9 2008){color}
For your question:
Does this problem occur if you incrementally back up a single mailbox e.g.
./imsbackup -d 20091217:083000 ... user/<uid>/
My Answer is:
I have not performed above step yet because I want to backup mailboxes of all users.
For your question:
Is the time/timezone set correctly on the server?
My answer is:
Yes, of courses. I already set time/timezone correctly. I also checked the time stamp of newly created email in message store in server, their date are correct.
For your question:
Are you in daylight savings time i.e. you shift the imsbackup incremental time back-forward an hour and get the correct result?
My answer is:
I already tried many times but got the same result. For example, At{color:#ff0000} 9AM Dec 16th 2009{color} I sent an email. At{color:#ff0000} 9AM one day later (Dec 17th 2009){color} I sent another email. I performed incremental backup using{color:#ff0000} "./imsbackup -d 20091216:120000 -f- / > /email_backup/incremental.120000".{color}
The backup file I got contained the email I sent at 9AM Dec 16th.
Any advice on this ?
Anyway, thanks so much for your help. I am awaiting your response.
huynq. -
Up graded from elements 9 to 11 tried to run incremental backup and keep getting error
I keep getting error c:\ program data\adobe\elements organize\catalogs\my catalog\catalog pse 11 db. any help on this issue would be great.
That's not one of Apple's better messages, unfortunately.
Most likely, there's a problem with a particular file, but they don't bother to tell you that.
See #C3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
Also note that, on Leopard, the restored drive will be treated like a new one, and Time Machine will do a full backup of it. You cannot prevent that. But if you meant 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), it probably will figure out what's happened and do only an "incremental" backup of the changes. -
Oracle incremental backup too slow
Hello All,
Oracle 9.2.0.7
Windows 2003 server
Database size around 200 GB.
Daily archive generation may be around 40. Archive log size 200 MB.
We have implemented the below backup strategy
1. weekly once full incremental level 0 backup(differential).
2. Daily incremental level 1 backup(differential).
Daily incremental backup size will be around 1 GB.
Now we are facing a problem because of the incremental backup. The incremental backup is taking more than 1 hour time to complete. So we are not able to run it in the production time.its a 24/7 production database.
Please advice how to reduce the incremental backup time ?
Is there any options like what we have in 10g Block change tracking. please advice..
TIA,ORCLDB wrote:
Hello All,
Oracle 9.2.0.7
Windows 2003 server
Database size around 200 GB.
Daily archive generation may be around 40. Archive log size 200 MB.
We have implemented the below backup strategy
1. weekly once full incremental level 0 backup(differential).
2. Daily incremental level 1 backup(differential).
Daily incremental backup size will be around 1 GB.
Now we are facing a problem because of the incremental backup. The incremental backup is taking more than 1 hour time to complete. So we are not able to run it in the production time.its a 24/7 production database.
Please advice how to reduce the incremental backup time ?
Is there any options like what we have in 10g Block change tracking. please advice..
TIA,Please refer to documentation:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14191/rcmtunin.htm#CACJCBDB -
Perform incremental backup to drive which has moved?
I used Time Machine in 10.5 for the first time a few days ago, before installing Snow Leopard. I used a drive connected to the USB port. After installing Snow Leopard, Time Machine performed incremental backups to the same drive.
Today I disconnected the drive from the USB port and connected it my Airport Extreme, which is its usual home. But Time Machine wants to do a full backup now, instead of an incremental one. (I stopped the backup when I realised this.)
How can I make Time Machine continue making incremental backups?Ryan Marcus wrote:
I used Time Machine in 10.5 for the first time a few days ago, before installing Snow Leopard. I used a drive connected to the USB port. After installing Snow Leopard, Time Machine performed incremental backups to the same drive.
Today I disconnected the drive from the USB port and connected it my Airport Extreme, which is its usual home. But Time Machine wants to do a full backup now, instead of an incremental one. (I stopped the backup when I realised this.)
How can I make Time Machine continue making incremental backups?
you can't. the problem here is not snow leopard but the fact that remote backups are stored differently. they are stored inside sparse bundles while directly attached ones are stored directly in a folder on the drive. your only option is to let TM do a full backup. if you don't want double backups you can erase the drive first. but DO NOT try deleting old backups from finder. -
Time Machine Incremental Backups
I have just purchased a new MacBook Pro and restored my old MacBook on the new one using my Time Machine backup. Now I want Time Machine to continue backing up using the old backup and not starting a new backup from scratch. In effect, I want Time Machine to do incremental backups. I have read about Time Machine tying the Mac address of the old MacBook to the old backup I already have and as such, my new MacBook will have to create its own backup from scratch. Is there a work around this problem? Any helpful hints are welcome.
iMinds wrote:
Thanks for your suggestion. Yes, I did a full system restore, by booting the new Mac from the Leopard Install disc and selecting Utilities then Restore from Backups from the Menubar. What else can I do?
Eeeeek! You now have the old Mac's entire version of OSX on the new one. I'm surprised it booted up at all. You may not have the correct hardware drivers and other things for the new Mac.
I'm sorry to say, you need to start over. You need to do an *Erase and Install* using the Leopard Install disc that came with the new Mac, to put the correct version of OSX back on it. Then you can Migrate (transfer) everything else from your TM backups.
See the *Erase, Install, & Migrate* section of the Glenn Carter - Restoring Your Entire System / Time Machine *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
Once that's done, TM's next backup will be a full one. Everything you put on the new Mac's internal HD is new *to that Mac* as well as new *to that disk,* and TM's whole role in life is to back up everything that's new or changed. You cannot prevent it.
Also, your old backups will not appear if you use the normal +Enter Time Machine+ option on the new Mac; you'll need the Browse option as per item #17 of the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.
Plus, they won't be deleted by TM as the disk fills up, and it needs room for new backups. So your best bet will probably be, once you're sure everything transferred over properly, to simply erase the TM disk via Disk Utility and let TM start fresh.
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The gallery button takes to respond
hello, I made several folios (catalogs) for companies that are basically with image galleries. When you click on small image (button) the product appears larger in size in the center of the screen. Since the June update, these buttons are slow to res
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Deactivate the link between qualification and appraisal
Hi expert, i have a question for the qualification(infotype 0024) and appraisal (infotype 0025) in PA here. After I maintained qualification for infotype 0024, i found that, when i go into appraisal(0025), the screen automaticlly switched to qualific
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Hi all, I'd like to know if there's some way to save the content of a Global VI (actually I'm using a Global VI to store data needed by some VI to work) into a file (like a config file or whatever) at run time. The Global VI contains a lot of Arrays