Hello, Jon, you wrote: > Actually I meant that to go to sgw, not the list :(
Yeah, I know, all those function-keys ;) > I'm unclear about what maxdumps should do is some settings. > > Suppose I have a general setting of maxdumps of 1, either by > not specifying it in amanda.conf or by setting it outside > of any dumptype, before any dumptypes are defined. > > Then further suppose I have some additional dumptypes, > tar-one using the default maxdumps 1, > tar-four specifying maxdumps 4 > and tar-twenty specifying maxdumps 20. Well, I know you write "I suppose" but I assume someone would have a good reason to create these dumptypes. > Lastly, suppose I have a single client that has lots of DLEs > using a mixture of the three above dumptypes. Dose amanda > then apply maxdumps on a combined algorithm using per-client > and per-dumptype? So I could have as many as 25 dumps running > on that single client (assuming the right mix of dumptypes > and DLEs)? > > I imagine the restriction is enforced at the start of a dump > for a particular client. But I can't imagine the server > about to start a "tar-one" dumper on the client checking if > the other dumpers on that client are all running dumptypes > that have maxdumps overridden. We should have a look at the code, I assume. I will try to do that tomorrow ... Greets, Stefan.