Re: Backing up filesystem to large for one tape

2001-08-07 Thread Jens Bech Madsen
Kris Boulez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What do people think about my proposed solution to this problem > > Problem > --- > Filesysteem needs to be backed up using amanda. Level 0 doesn't fit on a > single tape anymore (after compression) > > Solutions > - > a) By a tape unit whic

Re: Backing up filesystem to large for one tape

2001-08-06 Thread John R. Jackson
>b) Wait for multi-tape support in amanda (ETA ?) I'm reasonably (but not 100%) sure it will be done this millennium :-). >c) Split the filesystem on the server Here's what we (I) do (and it's not at all pleasant): * Have enough holding disk space to handle a file system that does not fi

Backing up filesystem to large for one tape

2001-08-06 Thread Kris Boulez
What do people think about my proposed solution to this problem Problem --- Filesysteem needs to be backed up using amanda. Level 0 doesn't fit on a single tape anymore (after compression) Solutions - a) By a tape unit which can hold more data (expensive) b) Wait for multi-tape supp

Re: Backing up filesystem to large for one tape

2001-08-06 Thread Johannes Niess
Kris Boulez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What do people think about my proposed solution to this problem > > Problem > --- > Filesysteem needs to be backed up using amanda. Level 0 doesn't fit on a > single tape anymore (after compression) > > Solutions > - > a) By a tape unit whic