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matz

Member

Registered: 2017-06-28

Posts: 29

Cronjob dont start - Running XSIBackup processes

Hello.

I have observed that xsi cron dont start jobs because I have running processes.
When i manually kill process cron jobs starts ok but in a few days stop with same error. (in logs i have borg repo lock error but process xsi still runing)

2017-07-06T20:00:37|  Examining borg repo [/backup/esxi_ovh]...
Adding queued files to Borg repo [/backup/esxi_ovh]:
Failed to create/acquire the lock /backup/esxi_ovh/lock (timeout).

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#  (c) XSIBACKUP-PRO 9.1.8 | Backup for (c) VMWARE ESXi Hypervisor by 33hops.com   #
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|  Running XSIBackup processes:  |
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2702971 cron
3031870 cron

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Fri 20:00:02 : WARNING

XSIBackup was launched from the cron file without user input
But another cron XSIBackup process is still running. Only one
XSIBackup process is allowed at a time per host. You may use
the --on-success and --on-error arguments to chain backups
This execution request will be ignored.

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#  (c) XSIBACKUP-PRO 9.1.8 | Backup for (c) VMWARE ESXi Hypervisor by 33hops.com   #
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|  Running XSIBackup processes:  |
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2702971 cron
3356363 cron

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Sat 20:00:02 : WARNING

XSIBackup was launched from the cron file without user input
But another cron XSIBackup process is still running. Only one
XSIBackup process is allowed at a time per host. You may use
the --on-success and --on-error arguments to chain backups
This execution request will be ignored.

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####################################################################################
#                                                                                  #
#  (c) XSIBACKUP-PRO 9.1.8 | Backup for (c) VMWARE ESXi Hypervisor by 33hops.com   #
#                                                                                  #
####################################################################################

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|  Running XSIBackup processes:  |
----------------------------------
2702971 cron
3680276 cron

###########################################################

Sun 20:00:02 : WARNING

XSIBackup was launched from the cron file without user input
But another cron XSIBackup process is still running. Only one
XSIBackup process is allowed at a time per host. You may use
the --on-success and --on-error arguments to chain backups
This execution request will be ignored.

###########################################################


####################################################################################
#                                                                                  #
#  (c) XSIBACKUP-PRO 9.1.8 | Backup for (c) VMWARE ESXi Hypervisor by 33hops.com   #
#                                                                                  #
####################################################################################

----------------------------------
|  Running XSIBackup processes:  |
----------------------------------
2702971 cron
4010537 cron

###########################################################

Mon 20:00:02 : WARNING

XSIBackup was launched from the cron file without user input
But another cron XSIBackup process is still running. Only one
XSIBackup process is allowed at a time per host. You may use
the --on-success and --on-error arguments to chain backups
This execution request will be ignored.

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Last edited by matz (2017-07-11 14:12:45)

admin

Administrator

Registered: 2017-04-21

Posts: 2,055

Re: Cronjob dont start - Running XSIBackup processes

If the previous backup takes too long to complete, XSIBackup will not execute to avoid parallel processes clogging your system.

Instead you should use the --on-success and --on-error event handlers, or program the following backup later on to make sure the previous has ended.

Take on account that XSIBackup, as stated in the man and feature page, does not have a true Borg client and sends all data to the Borg server. Thus, depending on the data you pretend to backup and your available network bandwidth, Borg might not be your best choice among available XSIBackup backup programs.