Hello, Frank, on 17.06.2005, 21:25 you wrote to amanda-users@amanda.org:
> Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but what is the > fascination with generating tapetypes? I think that most people that are new to AMANDA assume that they somehow HAVE TO generate their own special tapetype to tailor their setup to their own single tapedrive. They often assume to get some specific optimization from doing that. In most of the cases it is sufficient to just use one of the tapetype-definitions in the example amanda.conf or choose one from the FAQ-O-Matic (which isn't very up-to-date, to say the least). Maybe this should become another FAQ-entry: "Do I have to run amtapetype?" But who reads it anyway ;-) ? --- This whole tapetype-mess bugs me for quite a while now, since I got in touch with XML, I play with the thought of providing a tapetype-DB based on XML-entries. No more FOM-digging, just browse the tapetype-DB at amanda.org. Something like the guys from linuxprinting.org provide for printer-drivers. One of the points on my own private AMANDA-wishlist ;) Greets, Stefan mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]