Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net> writes:

>>If you're still willing to bet your data on such a drive, you can
>>configure Amanda to put all backups on the holding disk and then
>> flush them to the tape. By flushing you won't get any writing
>> time gaps and the backup will succeed.

>I have to ask, how does one go about doing this?

The easiest solution is to allow Amanda to write level 0 dumps to the
holding disk and don't put a tape in the drive. :-) That's what I did.

        Regards
                Henning

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