Kris Boulez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What do people think about my proposed solution to this problem
>
> Problem
> -------
> Filesysteem needs to be backed up using amanda. Level 0 doesn't fit on a
> single tape anymore (after compression)
>
> Solutions
> ---------
> a) By a tape unit which can hold more data (expensive)
>
> b) Wait for multi-tape support in amanda (ETA ?)
>
> c) Split the filesystem on the server
>
> d) let amanda believe that the filesystem is split
> - create two dumptype, each with a seperate exclude list
> - add two entries to the disklist with seperate dump type (will
> amanda backup the same partition twice ?)
> - (if the above step doesn't work) create a new /dev/rdsk/.. entry
> pointing to the same device but with a different name
>
>
> Do you think d) can be made to work ?
It can. Works ok here. Takes a little work before the backup is run,
bus is fairly straightforward, especially if you use a version of
Amanda, which let's you define dumptypes in the disklist (2.4.2?).
Also requires you to use tar since Amanda doesn't support excluding
with dump (even if the dump program supports it).
>
> Kris,
/Jens
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Jens Bech Madsen
The Stibo Group, Denmark
