2011

Differential backup didn’t use scratch pool

Today is the first Sunday since I started using a scratch pool with Bacula. I was disappointed to see an email asking for a tape to be mounted. Why? With four tapes in the scratch pool, I shouldn’t be asked for a tape. Something is wrong. But there is no directive on a pool to say use the scratch pool. Bacula just uses the scratch pool if one is defined. However, I checked […]

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INQUIRY command Failed

I hate it when this happens: [root@kraken /usr/home/dan]# /usr/local/sbin/mtx-changer /dev/pass10 list mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=0 (Unknown?!) mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=No Sense mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 00 mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00 mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no mtx: Request

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ZFS benchmarking ideas

I’m about to double the RAM in my ZFS system. It will go from 4GB to 8GB. Right now, I have: real memory = 4294967296 (4096 MB) avail memory = 4100382720 (3910 MB) I’m not interested in any big extensive benchmarks. I just want something simple. Hence: $ cd /storage/bonnie/ [dan@kraken:/storage/bonnie] $ ls -l total 0 [dan@kraken:/storage/bonnie] $ bonnie++ Writing a byte at a time…done Writing intelligently…done Rewriting…done Reading a byte at a

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Getting Bacula running on my MacBook / OSX

I recently acquired a MacBook Pro. Things are going well. I’m using Time Capsule, but I also want to use Bacula. I went with MacPorts: This article will show how I got Bacula running on OSX. sudo port install bacula +client_only NOTE: for more recent version of MacPorts, this command worked: sudo port install bacula +client_only-console_bat The install looked something like this: [dan@dent:~] $ sudo port uninstall bacula —> Deactivating bacula @5.0.3_2+client_only —>

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Speakers and travel

The following query pulls back the speakers and their travel: SELECT distinct S.name, S.email, CP.conference_person_id, arrival_from, arrival_to, arrival_number, arrival_date, arrival_time, departure_from, departure_to, departure_number, departure_date, departure_time FROM event E, view_event_person P, view_mail_all_speaker S, conference_person CP, conference_person_travel CPT WHERE E.event_id = P.event_id AND P.person_id = S.person_id AND E.conference_id = 7 AND CP.conference_id = E.conference_id AND E.event_state = ‘accepted’ AND E.event_state_progress NOT IN (‘rejected’, ‘canceled’) AND P.event_role_name = ‘Speaker’ AND S.person_id = CP.person_id AND CPT.conference_person_id =

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PGCon – keynote… made your travel bookings yet?

Although PGCon 2011 is just 9 weeks away, that time will fly past. People will start gathering in Ottawa early in the week for the two days of tutorials followed by two days of talks. PGCon is also a social event, so there will be many opportunities to mingle and meet other members of your PostgreSQL community. We’ve already started booking the travel and accommodation for some of our speakers. From its initial

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PGCon 2011 – registration now open

Registration for PGCon 2011 has opened. The list of talks is impressive. You’ll find something there for everyone. Again this year, as every year, we bring together developers and users from all over the world to meet and to learn from each other. PGCon has a consistent history of providing high quality for low cost. You’ll be sure to come away with amazing ideas for your projects. You will meet people you don’t

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PGCon 2011 – schedule released

The list of talks and speakers for PGCon 2011 has been released. For 2011, we once again have a strong collection of talks that will appeal to a wide range of attendees. Registration will open later this week. Be sure to start making your travel plans. Of particular note is the excitement within the GIS community regarding the Using PostgreSQL for Flight Planning talk by Blake Crosby. We also have a Facebook and

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