Hello, On Monday 14 November 2005 15:42, Daniel Holtkamp wrote: > Hello ! > > Daniel Holtkamp wrote: > >>> 13-Nov 04:23 backup-dir: Procars.2005-11-12_19.41.43 Fatal error: > >>> sql_create.c:734 Create db File record INSERT INTO File > >>> (FileIndex,JobId,PathId,FilenameId,LStat,MD5) VALUES > >>> (1353546,678,49864,1041923,'DkB Bto/k IGw B JY JY A Ga BAA I BDdiPY > >>> BC25yY > >>> BDSPqH A A E','GUc1A4+aoRdfGC/Tv0hHF6+eM+M') failed. ERR=The table > >>> 'File' is > >>> full > >>> The table 'File' is full > > > > MySQL ... dang, should`ve noted that ... > > > >> If it's MySQL, you have the option to tune the database settings. > >> Easily done with the graphical administration program, where you can > >> select the table you want to modify, set the expected row length and, > >> important in this case, you can also define the maximum number of rows > >> in the table. > > Allright, i took a look at the Database. > > Spotting the error was actually pretty easy. The "File" table has the > following details: > Rows: 35884993 > Avg. row length: 115 > Data length: 4294967276 > Max data length: 4294967295 > Index length: 1002577920 > Data free: 142099940 > > I`ve reached the maximum Data length it seems ... mysql was unable to > extend the datafile - table full. The Mysql i installed uses the "MyISAM > Storage Engine" ... and i think the filesize-limit for those is 4GB > > I`m gonna change the database to the "InnoDB Storage Engine" ... what do > you think, should i try to convert the old database into the new format > or should i just scrap the db completely and make it new ... this time > the right way. > > I think i ran into this problem so quickly because we have countless > numbers of small files to backup. And it startet appearing after i put > our Solaris machine into the backup which alone has like 5 million files.
Yes, 40+GB is really big. I consider anything over 1GB big. > > Is something like this mentioned in the documentation btw ? I figure > other users could run into this problem. The problem of running into table or database size limits is not discussed in the manual, but there is a bit of information on sizing your DB in the chapter(s) dealing with MySQL. -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users