A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread stan
I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on the new system. These leads me to a question (perhaps the first of several). Reading

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Paul Bijnens
stan schreef: I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on the new system. These leads me to a question (perhaps the first of

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
stan schrieb: I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on the new system. These leads me to a question (perhaps the first of

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 10:17:17AM -0500, stan wrote: I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on the new system. These leads

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 February 2006 10:17, stan wrote: I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on the new system. These leads me to a

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread stan
On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 04:40:01PM +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: stan schrieb: I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation. It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing system just works. I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion on

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Ian Turner
On Sunday 05 February 2006 10:40 am, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: AFAIK I recommended to use separate disks for vtapes and holdingdisk. Why even use a holding disk at all with vtapes? It's not like you're going to keep the hard disk streaming. -- Forums for Amanda discussion:

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 February 2006 12:38, stan wrote: On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 11:18:33AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: On Sunday 05 February 2006 10:53, Ian Turner wrote: On Sunday 05 February 2006 10:40 am, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: AFAIK I recommended to use separate disks for vtapes and

Re: A virtual tape question

2006-02-05 Thread stan
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