On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Johan Booysen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One question:
That's *three* questions ;) > When amdump runs and fills up the first tape, what should I expect to > see? > Does Amanda simply eject the first tape and just waits until the second > tape is inserted? > Does it give any sort of indication that it's time to insert the second > tape? But they do have a single answer: it depends on the changer you're using. From previous emails in the thread, you don't have a changer, so you should be using chg-manual. Here are the comments from the header of that file: # # Changer config file (changerfile) # # resend_mail=900 # 15 minutes # timeout_mail=604800 # 7 days # request="tty" # Use the tty to ask the user to change tape. # # Can't be use by cron # request="email" # Send an email to ask the user to change tape. # request="tty_email" # Use the tty if it exist or send an email. # #Default is "tty_email" # mtx_binary="/path/to/mtx" # path of 'mtx'; default is value discovered by # # configure So you probably want request="email". The other defaults should probably be fine. That way, when Amanda needs a new tape, it will send you an email. You then take the previous tape out of the drive, stick in a new one, and Amanda picks right up where it left off. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The changer documentation on the wiki could use some help. If you use chg-manual, head over to http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Changers and make it better! Dustin -- Storage Software Engineer http://www.zmanda.com