On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 11:55:21 -0800, Chris Miller wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have written some very small DLEs so I can rip through weeks of
> backups in minutes. I've learned some things. AMANDA can't backup a
[...]
(Do you mean so you can do some test runs quickly, running multiple runs
in a day?
This can definitily be useful, but keep in mind that 1) it won't give
you accurate results for the full dump for the "balance" stuff we've
been discussing in that recent thread on this list, and 2) if you are
manually running more than one run per day, you are going to mess up
your dumpcycle v.s. tapecycle calculations, etc.)
> I'm also still fighting AMANDA about how to manage vtapes, but I'm
> developing more focused questions. For example, my test runs are
> reporting:
>
> NOTES:
> taper: Slot 13 with label Mail.TCLC.org-13 is not reusable
>
> So, how do I designate a slot as having a volume that is re-usable?
This overlaps with the email I just sent in your other thread, but I
just wanted to make sure you have figured out by now that the message
"... is not resuable" does not mean "the administrator has configured
this tape as one that cannot be reused" (though it is possible for you
do do such a thing).
Rather, the message means "due to some constraint or other, I cannot use
this tape right this minute".
Hopefully the output of "amtape ... inventory" and/or "amadmin ...
retention" will tell us exactly why.
Nathan
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