Can anyone think of any reason why I can only get one backup on a
tape. The tape is only 38% used, but the amdump report (email) says that
next tape expected is a new tape. If amdump is run again, it reports that
amflush must be used because it can't overwrite the active tape. There is
C Scott wrote:
Can anyone think of any reason why I can only get one backup on a
tape. The tape is only 38% used, but the amdump report (email) says that
next tape expected is a new tape. If amdump is run again, it reports that
amflush must be used because it can't overwrite the
Can anyone think of any reason why I can only get one backup on a
tape. The tape is only 38% used, but the amdump report (email) says that
next tape expected is a new tape. If amdump is run again, it reports that
amflush must be used because it can't overwrite the active tape. There is
So a backup strategy of a 1 month cycle containing 1 full back up
followed by incrementals on the same tape is impossible, and unreliable?
I have 8 tapes, and would like to spread them out as much as possible so
that I will have a long time span available on backup. Can you recommend a
So a backup strategy of a 1 month cycle containing 1 full back up
followed by incrementals on the same tape is impossible, and unreliable?
First of all, Amanda won't run that way. Amanda will spread the full
dumps throughout the dump cycle.
With the current versions of Amanda, it is not
