Amanda-Users

Re: The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape

2003-02-03 13:43:51
Subject: Re: The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape
From: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
To: John <john AT keimel DOT com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:07:51 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 at 12:26pm, John wrote

> *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [cannot overwrite active tape Daily01].
> Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
> Run amflush to flush them to tape.
> The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
> 
> Is there a way to make it use the existing 7 remaining tapes instead of
> throwing a new tape at it? It's mostly a time thing for getting a new
> tape, but it'd be nice to be able to go on with the next tape in the
> cycle. 

Change your tapecycle to match how many tapes you have.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University