Hi, I have very simple needs for an amanda installation : - backup one server which also contains the tape drive; - incremental nightly backup - essentially 2 databases ; - full weekly backup; - I ha
Author: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:12:29 -0400 (EDT)
full weekly backup -> dumpcycle 1 week runspercycle 5 (assuming running only on weeknights) tapecycle ? (How many tapes do you have -- preferably 10+). dumpcycle is the maximum amount of time between
Hi Joshua, Ok, the above is now much clearer! So : dumpcycle = duration between complete backups; runspercycle = no of incremental backups between complete backups; but tapecycle ? I have 7 tapes, an
Author: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:44:19 -0400 (EDT)
Amanda works differently from the standard backup scheduling model. Amanda's goal is to backup approximately the same amount of data each night. To do this, it spreads the level 0s through the dumpcy