On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 10:07:18AM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have been doing tapeless backups for some time now (using tapedev > file:/...) and my backups have now gotten big enough that the following > is an issue: > > First, to achieve parallel dumps, I use a holdingdisk. This however > causes dumps to first be stored in the holdingdisk, then they are copied > to "tape", which in my case is a disk file. With terrabytes of data > this now takes a long time (i.e., the "copy" phase). > > I wish: > > 1. There was a way to force PARALLEL backups directly to "virtual" tape.
I suspect the correct reply to this would be "wait for the application and device APIs to be completed". > > OR > > 2. If the holdingdisk and the virtual tape files are on the same > filesystem, that amanda would just "mv" the holdingdisk copy to > "tape" rather than copying it. > Unfortunately, the tape and holding disk images are different formats so that a simple move would not suffice. Both are good "wishlist" items though. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)