I finally determined why my tape order is not what I expected. (by looking at the tapelist file). I do not recall why my tape order managed to get into this state... When I originally set things up, *i thought* the tapes were in order...
I was seeing... ## Tues: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR January 14, 2003 These dumps were to tape DailySet1-01. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: DailySet1-02. ## Wed: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR January 15, 2003 These dumps were to tape DailySet1-02. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: DailySet1-03. ## Thur: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR January 16, 2003 These dumps were to tape DailySet1-03. *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [[writing filemark: I/O error]]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: DailySet1-05. ## Fri: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR January 16, 2003 These dumps were to tape DailySet1-05. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: DailySet1-06. ## After (finally) taking a look at my tapelist in the configuration, I realized the reason for change in order of use that I observed: 20030117 DailySet1-06 reuse 20030116 DailySet1-05 reuse 20030116 DailySet1-03 reuse 20030116 DailySet1-02 reuse 20030114 DailySet1-01 reuse 20030113 DailySet1-15 reuse 20030110 DailySet1-07 reuse 20030109 DailySet1-04 reuse 20030108 DailySet1-16 reuse 20030107 DailySet1-14 reuse 20030106 DailySet1-13 reuse 20030103 DailySet1-12 reuse 20030102 DailySet1-11 reuse 20030101 DailySet1-10 reuse 20021231 DailySet1-09 reuse 20021230 DailySet1-08 reuse ############################ What (if anything) should I do to correct the order? Can anyone suggest an elegant way to correct the order by using interfaces supplied with AMANDA? (as opposed to starting over and re-labelling a whole new magazine of tapes, as one option) ### thank you dk