fs3 /vol0 always-full
  fs3 /vol1 always-full

The dump type 'always-full' is defined in your amanda.conf already:

define dumptype always-full {
    global
    comment "Full dump of this filesystem always"
    compress none
    priority high
    dumpcycle 0
}

  define dumptype high-tar-full {
    high-tar
    comment "high priority, full dump with compression"
    compress client fast
    priority high
    dumpcycle 0
  }

This makes use of 'high-tar', also in your amanda.conf already.

You ould then put this in your disklist:

  fs3 /vol0 high-tar-full
  fs3 /vol1 high-tar-full

You will need gzip and tar installed on your machines.

James.

Angie Yee wrote:

Hi James,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

The dumptypes are :

fs3 /vol0 nocomp-user
fs3 /vol1 nocomp-user

Would you please advise how to force amanda to do the full back-up every
night?

Thanks.

BR,
Angie

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Thorne" <j.thorne AT kew DOT org>
To: "Angie Yee" <angie.yee AT capcis.co DOT uk>
Cc: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Backup problem

Angie,

Can you post your disklist on the list?  Which of the dumptypes are you
using?  Depending on the dumptype, you may not have amanda to do a full
backup of each filesystem every night.  If a file has not changed, it
*may* not be backed up (depends on the dumptype set in the disklist) as
amanda already has a current copy of the file.

To force a full backup every night, use the dumptype 'always-full'
already specified in your amanda.conf.

I hope this helps.

James.

Angie Yee wrote:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a problem with the amanda backup.
All the files are not seems fully backup to the backup tape every time.

For example, file A and file B are stored in the same folder C.

However,

there was only file A has been found in backup tape which under folder

C.  I

have no idea why since I am a newbie and all the configurations was

pre-set

by someone.

Please find an attachment of amanda.conf file.  Would you please advise
where is it gone wrong?

I am using amanda version 2.4.2p2.

Thanks very much for your help.

BR,
Angie

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