On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 11:37:27PM -0600, Bret McKee wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> Inspired by what I think that is telling me, I would like to do is
> something like this:
>
> - Run compressed backups to the holding disk
> - while the holding disk has > 1 tape worth of data (40 GB), write a
> tape.
>
Hi, Paul,
on Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 at 23:43 you wrote to amanda-users:
PB> Those vtapes are probably quiet large.
Yeah, I can't hear mine at all.
;-) Stefan
Hi, Paul,
on Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 at 23:43 you wrote to amanda-users:
PB> Don't forget that such a setup makes restores a PITA:
You are definitely right with this ;-)
This seem to be just some AMANDA-fantasies ...
PB> First you make "vtapes", just a set of large files with a
PB> strange name
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
Setup a config with device=, define a DLE
pointing at your vtapes-dir, let the dumptype contain "dumpcycle 0",
which will make it do always full dumps.
Check fillage, if it is close to tapesize, run amdump.
Don't forget that such a setup makes restores a PITA:
First you
Hi, Bret ,
on Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 at 21:59 you wrote to amanda-users:
BM> My real goal here is to set something up that minimizes the amount of
BM> attention it takes for me to make it work. I'd just stick with what I
BM> have, except that there are new a few PCs that I need to start backing
> Hi, Bret,
>
> on Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 at 07:37 you wrote to amanda-users:
>
> BM> I a couple servers and about a dozen PCs to backup.
> Based upon my
> BM> current backup, it seems that only a few GB changes every day.
I
> BM> have a 20 tape DLT 80 autochanger, which should back
> every
Hi, Bret,
on Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 at 07:37 you wrote to amanda-users:
BM> I a couple servers and about a dozen PCs to backup. Based upon my
BM> current backup, it seems that only a few GB changes every day. I have
BM> a 20 tape DLT 80 autochanger, which should back everything up for a
BM> lon
Greetings:
I am setting up Amanda and am trying to get the configuration mostly
right the first time. I like to understand what I'm doing, and not
ask really obvious questions. To that end, I've read the chapter in
the backup book, read most of the man pages, most of the files in
doc/*, a bunch
