Jon,

> To be accurate, the tapecycle is NOT a time period,
> it is an integer value, the number of tapes in rotation.
> Or from amanda's perspective, the number of tapes that
> must be used before a tape can be used again.  In my
> case I have 18 tapes in rotation and have tapecycle
> set to 12.  Most sites probably have the tapecycle
> set to equal the actual number of tapes in rotation.

Okay, I could have had "runspercycle = 2" and "tapecycle = 5", but it
doesn't change the fact that I can't save any tape if I want to keep 5
run's worth of backup on hand.

Ivan