On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 01:44:31PM -0400, McGraw, Robert P wrote:
> I am running amanda 2.5.2p1 on a Solaris sparc host.
> 
> Below is output from an amrecover run.
> 
>       amrecover> add tidyview-1.13.tar.gz
>       Added file /rmcgraw/tidyview-1.13.tar.gz
>       amrecover> extract
> 
>       Extracting files using tape drive /dev/rmt/1bn on host zorn.
> 
>       The following tapes are needed: D00011
> 
>       Restoring files into directory /local/Amanda/amanda-2.5.2p1
>       Continue [?/Y/n]?
> 
> In the above line it shows "tape drive/dev/rmt/1bn" as my tape drive yet my
> amanda.conf has "tapedev "/dev/rmt/1cbn". Should the tape drive show as what
> is in amanda.conf? If not where is the tape drive value retrieved from?
> 

Though the question is still relevant, it should not make any difference
in this situation.  In my experience, the various device densities
(l, m, h, c, u) affect the drive only when writing.  During read the
drive senses the density and compression and adjusts itself.

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