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Re: tape verify

2004-10-14 11:08:07
Subject: Re: tape verify
From: Matt Hyclak <hyclak AT math.ohiou DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:01:00 -0400
On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 10:25:33AM -0400, Lauro, John enlightened us:
> Is it possible to have amanda check it's backups?  Have her read in
> each dump on the tape and make sure the length is correct?   (or
> ideally tar zt each dump if they are a tar dump, etc... and compare to
> what was backed up)
>  
> My backups have been running seeminingly fine, but I just did a a test
> restore, and some of the filesets are only partially raadable.  Not
> sure at this point if it's one bad tape, or something wrong with the
> drive, etc...  and would be nice if Amanda tested them for me as she
> uses them...
>  
>  

man amverify

:-)

-- 
Matt Hyclak
Department of Mathematics 
Department of Social Work
Ohio University
(740) 593-1263

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