On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 09:46:33AM -0400, Michael Packer wrote:
> 
> (update: using the configuration attached, the back up has been running
> since 1:45 am....my load has been as high as 10 [this is a dual 1.1g]  ..
> it's now 9:45 and it's still writing to tape)
> 

You are using the default "reserve" value for your holding disk.
The default is 100, i.e. reserve 100% of it for incremental backups
in degraded mode.  This means you are not using your holding disk
and backing up directly to tape.

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