Re: Lot of data very small tape!

Hi Folks,

Still trying to configure Amanda. I have about 20 WIn 95, Win 98 and NTcomputers to archive.

So as a starting point I have picked 3 computers which in total have drivecapacity of over 530 GB of which 430 GB is used.

Using Samba I have successfully mounted the drives. Since I have a tapedrive with a non-compressed capacity of less than 7 GB, I am forced to useindividual directories in the disklist.

Unfortunately I have no control of where the users will be creating newdirectories. How do you ensure that all the directories are accounted forin the disklist? It is also not unusual that some of these directories tobe larger than the tape capacity. I plan to deal with them after Amandacomplains about them. For example when the backup burps on a directory, Iwill them subdivide the offending directory into sub-directory's smallerthan the tape capacity. Will this work or is there a better way of dealingwith these larger directories?

In testing I did try to backup a directory, I though that after compressionit would fit on the tape. Unfortunately due to the TIFF files thedirectory did not compress as well as expected. So now I have a dump inthe holding disk which will not fit on the tape. Do I just delete the filefrom the holding disk or is there a procedure I need to run so as notcorrupt Amanda's index files.


Thanks,

Vytas


Vytas Janusauskas
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