dustin AT zmanda DOT com wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 03:19:35PM -0400, Guy Dallaire wrote:
>>    A quick question.
>>    Suppose you run some level 0 backup (GTAR method) with amanda and leav
>>    the files on the holding disks until there is enough files to fill a
>>    tape and run amflush. Say this takes 5-6 working days.
>>    Now, if, after 3 days, I have to restore something that has been
>>    dumped on the disk on the first day and run "amrecover" on the client
>>    and "setdate YYYY-MM-DD (today - 3 days)"
>>    Are the holding disk files "indexed" ? Will amanda use them and not
>>    ask for a tape when comes the time to extract ?
> 
> Quick answer: yep!
> 

And as an added bonus, its faster than restoring from tape.

Frank



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