Bao, I don't know why the FAQ says that -- it's simply not true!
We currently have a setup similar to this: incremental every day and full backups every other weekend. The trick is to make 2 amanda configurations (say, 'Daily' and 'Archive'). Once you've got that you can just call amanda with the correct configuration on the right days, i.e. amdump Daily amdump Archive -------------------------- David Olbersen iGuard Engineer 11415 West Bernardo Court San Diego, CA 92127 1-858-676-2277 x2152 > -----Original Message----- > From: bao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:25 PM > To: amanda > Subject: fixed day backup > > > Hello, > > In the Amanda FAQ, there is one question "How can I configure > Amanda to > perform full backups on the weekend and incrementals on > weekdays?". The > answer is "You can't." > > It's unfortunate that the plan above is what I need. I need > to run full > backup once a week, and incrementals on the other days. All of the > backups will stay on disk (tapeless backup), plus the full > will be put > on tape. Disk only keeps one week (full + incrementals), and > tapes keep > 8 weeks of full-only. > > If Amanda manages the full and incremental using its own way. > How can I > know which one has the full, and when the full is performed, > to automate > the process of transferring to tape?? > > Has anyone done this sucessfully and How can I do it?? > > Best regards, > >