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Re: External HD as backup yapes

2006-03-18 18:34:17
Subject: Re: External HD as backup yapes
From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:31:04 -0500
On Saturday 18 March 2006 13:55, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 08:40:50PM +0200, Nathanel wrote:
>> I would like to setup 3 external HD (USB) as backup tapes.
>>
>>
>> What should be done to setup this setting?
>
>Along similar a similar vein, has anyone set up
>the equivalent of tape changer magazines with
>vtapes?  For example, my DDS changer had plastic
>magazines holding 6 tapes.  With a 6 run per week
>schedule I nominally thought of each magazine as
>a week.  With multiple and removable drives a
>similar virtual concept would be good.
>
>jl

Thats essentially what I'm suggesting Jon, and until I find a problem 
that says otherwise, I don't see why it can't be made to work.  The 
devil of course is in the details...


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