Re: Backups that don't fit on the tape....
2004-02-12 06:37:13
Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
> Hi, Mike,
>
> on Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2004 at 11:21 you wrote to amanda-users:
>
> MB> So I'm wondering why I can't get ~32Gb of data onto a 35Gb tape. I'm a
> MB> bit suspicious that the tapetype may be causing problems - 8 KB filemark
> MB> seems very low. I can't actually remember where the tapetype definition
> MB> originated....
>
> Seems like it is one of those in the AMANDA-FAQ-O-MATIC.
Ah yes, that was where it came from :-).
> MB> I could run tapetype on the drive, but that's likely to take some time,
> MB> and I was hoping someone might be able to give me a quick fix...
>
> Look up http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/100.html.
> You will find that amtapetype generated somewhat smaller values for
> the length.
Hmm, yes.
> The values given for the capacities of tapes are often theoretical
> ones.
s/theoretical/wishful thinking/ it seems :-).
Mike.
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