Re: Changing tape sizes
Hi, Anthony, on Mittwoch, 02. Juni 2004 at 23:28 you wrote to amanda-users: AV> Hello everyone! AV> I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are AV> getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find AV> 10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead. AV> I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be AV> overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set. AV> Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that AV> all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of AV> the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are AV> 40GB? AV> That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda AV> just start using the extra capacity? No. Just change your tapetype-definition to 40 gigs after all your tapes are that size ... -- best regards, Stefan Stefan G. Weichinger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Changing tape sizes
--On Wednesday, June 02, 2004 13:28:58 -0800 Anthony Valentine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are > getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find > 10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead. > > I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be > overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set. > > Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that > all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of > the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are > 40GB? > > That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda > just start using the extra capacity? If Amanda isn't going to have to write to the smaller tapes again, just go ahead and modify your tapetype to the larger size and Amanda will make fuller use of your new tapes. Recovering from the smaller tapes will still work. Frank > > Thanks in advance! > > Anthony Valentine -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
Changing tape sizes
Hello everyone! I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find 10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead. I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set. Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are 40GB? That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda just start using the extra capacity? Thanks in advance! Anthony Valentine
