>How does Amanda decide which tape to use next -- such as when mentioning >it in mailed backup reports?
This comes from two pieces of information. The main one is the tapelist file. Entries are read from this file and put in datestamp order. If two tapes have the same datestamp, the one that appears later in the file is considered "older" (will be used first). Things like "no-reuse" also come into play, skipping over some entries. The next piece of data is "tapecycle" from amanda.conf. If there are less than this number of tapes in the tapelist file, Amanda will require new tapes until the count is satisified. If there are more (reusable) entries in tapelist that tapecycle, Amanda will say it expects the oldest tape, but I *think* (I'd have to do some testing) Amanda will accept new tapes or any tape older than the "expected" one. >I ask because I have labelled a dozen tapes and, after the first dump is >complete, Amanda says "The next tape Amanda expects to use is Daily12". >Why isn't it asking for a new tape? Don't know without seeing your tapelist and knowing what your tapecycle is set to. >Ben John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
