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Re: Level 1 backups when in degraded mode with Level 0 Only config

2003-04-18 22:34:18
Subject: Re: Level 1 backups when in degraded mode with Level 0 Only config
From: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
To: "Stephen D. Lane" <drsteve AT nature.Berkeley DOT EDU>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:01:52 -0400 (EDT) 
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 at 4:08pm, Stephen D. Lane wrote

> When the wrong tape is in the drive, amanda does a degraded mode level 1
> backup to the holding disk.  Why?  Specifically: why doesn't she do a
> level 0 to the holding disk, since she knows it's big enough?
> 
*snip*
> 
> # reserve 30 # percent [default = 100%]

That's why.  Amanda by default reserves 100% of the holding disk for 
incremental backups in degraded mode.  If you don't want those *at all* 
set 'reserve 0'.

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