On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 03:52:38PM -0500, Joe wrote:
> Jean-Louis Martineau wrote:
> >
> >Where is your amdump log file (amdump.1)?
> >Amanda write in this file why it did a level 3.
> >
> >Jean-Louis
> >
> Whoops!  Bad example.  I forgot to change the tape last night.
> (This server isn't in production)  I'll send a new log after tonight's
> backup.

Don't think it is necessary.  Your log shows:

  DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED, total_size 17273355, tape length 16974848 mark 15
  delay: g1.green-mfg.com / 20051117 0 [dump larger than tape, 17273214 KB,
  full dump delayed] now at level 3
  delay: Total size now 6615786.

Note the estimated level 0 size is bigger than your tape.
Thus amanda can not do a level 0.  Its fall back is incrementals.

You will have to reduce the size of that DLE, probably by
splitting it into multiple DLEs.  Or delete a gig of garbage :)

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