On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Andreas Putzo wrote:
> On Thursday 23 September 2004 10:25, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> > I have a 40GB/80GB HP VS80 DLT Tape Drive. Now amanda is only able to
> > recognize 40 GB only how do i make it enable to utilize the 80GB space
> > on the tape. Is there any way out ???
> 
> Amanda uses the size you have specified in amanda.conf -> tapetype.
> Change tapetype to the correct value for your tapedrive and amanda will
> 'recognize' the lost space.

This drive really is a 40 GB drive. The 80 GB is (may) be available using
hardware compression, depending on the type of data.

Anyway, disable hardware compression on the drive, tell Amanda its size is 40
GB and to use software compression, and Amanda will be happy.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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