Re: backing up to blockdevs?

2001-07-12 Thread John R. Jackson
>Never mind, I just looked at the chg-manual script. The issue for me is >obviously going to be the mt commands in there. ... Ummm, what "mt commands"? They should all have been replaced by ammt calls in the -tapeio branch. Part of the -tapeio branch code is the addition of two new programs, a

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

2001-07-12 Thread Dan Debertin
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Dan Debertin wrote: > My last issue before I proceed is this: Are there any issues with using > chg-manual in combination with the "file" tapeio driver, to allow me to > spread a backup across several of these small (1GB) cartridges? Never mind, I just looked at the chg-manu

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

2001-07-12 Thread Dan Debertin
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, John R. Jackson wrote: > What you want is the amanda-242-tapeio CVS branch. In particular, > look at the "file" driver in the "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section of amanda(8). Okay, this looks great. Many thanks. My last issue before I proceed is this: Are there any issues with using

Re: backing up to blockdevs?

2001-07-12 Thread John R. Jackson
>I have this Jaz drive and a stack of 10 disks for it. I'd like to use >this as my "tape" drive, and am wondering if amanda supports strange >strategies like this. ... What you want is the amanda-242-tapeio CVS branch. In particular, look at the "file" driver in the "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section of

backing up to blockdevs?

2001-07-10 Thread Dan Debertin
I have this Jaz drive and a stack of 10 disks for it. I'd like to use this as my "tape" drive, and am wondering if amanda supports strange strategies like this. It's just my home network, so I'm quite willing to use code from experimental CVS branches. I'd rather not do something kludgey/hamstrun