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R: Edit tapelist to change tape order

2005-12-01 10:18:29
Subject: R: Edit tapelist to change tape order
From: "Montagni, Giovanni" <gmontagni AT manord DOT com>
To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:10:03 +0100
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org 
> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] Per conto di Matt Hyclak
> Inviato: giovedì 1 dicembre 2005 14.42
> A: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Oggetto: Re: Edit tapelist to change tape order
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 09:53:26AM +0100, Montagni, Giovanni 
> enlightened us:
> > I have a problem with tapelist file (shown below)
> > 
> > 20051123 bkalfa-all07 reuse
> > 20051123 bkalfa-all06 reuse
> > 20051116 bkalfa-all04 reuse
> > 20051110 bkalfa-all03 reuse
> > 20051110 bkalfa-all02 reuse
> > 20051109 bkalfa-all00 reuse
> > 0 bkalfa-all05 reuse
> > 0 bkalfa-all01 reuse
> >
> 
> ------------< snip <------< snip <------< snip <------------
> 
> > 
> > This is not an "ordered" tapelist file (as i want, to make tape 
> > changing every night more simple).
> >
> 
> What's more simple than putting in the tapes amcheck lists in 
> the e-mail to you? Amanda has no concept of order.

We had a "strange" internal organization about changing tapes for backups so i 
need to take tapelist in a "human" order to be sure that the correct tape is 
inserted every night.

> 
> > I have tapecycle = 8 but i've also tried with a lower value (4 or 
> > less) and nothing has changed, amadmin claim that amanda want tapes 
> > labelled bkalfa-all01 - bkalfa-all05.
> > 
> 
> That said, it looks like you could do the following:
> 
> * Change your tapecycle to something low. 4 should be fine.
> * On your next run, bkalfa-all00 should be "old" enough to be 
> used again.
>   Put bkalfa-all00 and bkalfa-all01 in the drive.
> * On the next run, use bkalfa-all02 and bkalfa-all03
> * On the next run, use bkalfa-all04 and bkalfa-all05
> * Return your tapecycle to 8, continue life as normal
> 
> Matt
> 
> -- 
> Matt Hyclak
> Department of Mathematics 
> Department of Social Work
> Ohio University
> (740) 593-1263
> 

Thanks a lot for your help (and Jon LaBadie too!)
I haven't understood what's the "real" meaning of tapecycle. But now i know :-)

Giovanni


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