Hey, Ok, so setting up amanda has been a wild trip... but i think i have it mainly under control now. my backup server is connected to a Spectra S12000(gator) tape machine... right now, the only client i have configured for backup is my desktop computer (for testing purposes). anyway, amanda will tar up my desktop and back it up to the holding disk... just not to the tape. Here's the info from amcheck:
Amanda Tape Server Host Check ----------------------------- Holding disk /var/tmp: 13640404 KB disk space available, using 12591828 KB ERROR: /dev/nst0: reading label: Input/output error (expecting a new tape) NOTE: skipping tape-writable test NOTE: info dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo: does not exist NOTE: it will be created on the next run NOTE: index dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/index/xiaohei.tonservices.com: does not exist Server check took 18.282 seconds Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- Client check: 1 host checked in 0.711 seconds, 0 problems found (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4) I don't know how to fix this: ERROR: /dev/nst0: reading label: Input/output error (expecting a new tape) I've run amlabel on the tape... i thought that would be enough. How do i force amanda to use the tape in the drive? thanks, Cameron Matheson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/