We always run amcheck -m from cron - if the tapes are out of sequence we notice (also someone reads the amdump output which lists both current and next tapes).
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 04:51:18PM +0000, Dave Ewart wrote: > > On Monday, 01.12.2003 at 11:32 -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > > > > I think if you reduce your tapecycle, say to 15, then it will use any > > > tape used less recently than the last 15. You can still cycle 20 > > > tapes and it will ask for them in sequence. I think it may still ask > > > for the missed tape until it is finally used. Or you can "no reuse" > > > it until it is due. Since you will still have more than the "15" > > > tapecycle tapes in use it will not ask for a "new tape". > > > > Sounds good - I've done: > > > > (i) Set OurName-B-Fri to be 'no-reuse'; > > > > (ii) Reduced tapecycle to 18 (just being cautious!); > > > > and amcheck at least now asks for the tape I want to use ... > > Remember to set a calendar reminder to reactivate it. > -- > Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] > JG Computing > 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 > Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)