I am setting up to transition an existing Amanda config on a Debian Woody Linux system with one drive to a two drive setup. I have been trying to research this and have come up with what I believe is the correct amanda config:
<SNIP> tapedev "/dev/nst{1,2},2}" # the non-rewinding device to write tapes <SNIP> # our tape definition define tapetype HP-C5683Ax2 { comment "DDS-4 DAT tape" length 16584 mbytes filemark 452 kbytes speed 2613 kbytes <SNIP> While I believe that this setup is correct, I have not gotten a concrete picture of how this will affect my backups. What I would like to see happen is that after the first tape is full, instead of sending subsequent backup data to the spooling area, it sends it to the second tape drive. When the second tape drive is too full, I would like further backup data to go to the spooling area. Is this the default setup or do I need to change something else? Thanks, Vicki