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Re: Amanda Compression

2004-09-24 10:34:39
Subject: Re: Amanda Compression
From: Ivan Petrovich <laveer AT tuphaan.engr.wichita DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:26:50 -0500
Jon,

> Hypothetical -- I just checked, my root FS has 100,000 files.
> My level 0 of the / DLE thus is 100000 files.  Guessing that
> on any one day, maybe 1000 change and appear in incremental
> backups.  If I do a level 0, then three incrementals,
> WITHOUT the level 0 I only have a 3 in 100 chance the file
> I need might be in the incrementals.  When you come around on
> your tapecycle, you will be overwriting that level 0.  The
> more level 0's you have, the better chance that the file(s)
> you need will be on a tape somewhere.

But if (tapecycle >= runspercycle + 1) then you would not ever
overwrite any level 0. Right?

Ivan


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