Amanda-Users

RE: Tape size problem

2005-10-24 17:22:36
Subject: RE: Tape size problem
From: "Lloyd Weehuizen" <lloyd AT sidhe.co DOT nz>
To: "'Alexander Jolk'" <alexj AT buf DOT com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:10:49 +1300
Yes, heres /proc/scsi/devices:

Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00
  Vendor: HP       Model: Ultrium 2-SCSI   Rev: F5AH
  Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 03

And the tapes I'm using are Imation Black Watch 400GB/200GB Ultrium LTO
2.

Thanks,
Lloyd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
[mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Alexander Jolk
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2005 3:29 a.m.
To: Lloyd Weehuizen
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: Tape size problem


Lloyd Weehuizen wrote:
> I have been using Amanda to automate backups to a Ultrium LTO 2 device

> for about a year now. Up until now there have been no issues and the 
> backups were easily fitting on the tapes. However lately the datasize 
> is going above 100Gig and for some reason Amanda is reporting it has 
> reached the end of the device even though it is a 200G native tape.

Are you sure your drive and tapes are LTO-2?  I'm using LTO-2 with 
hardware compression off, and I routinely hit EOT around 206 million KB.

Alex





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