RE: Amanda 2.5.0 spanning
2008-06-04 11:57:59
Ah, ok - but this would only apply to version 2.6, like Jean-Louis said?
I'm using the 2.5.0 RHEL5 version of Amanda. We tend to stick to
installing "official" Red Hat packages...
I'm running a test amdump, so will see what happens.
Thanks very much for the replies.
Johan
-----Original Message-----
From: djmitche AT gmail DOT com [mailto:djmitche AT gmail DOT com] On Behalf Of
Dustin
J. Mitchell
Sent: 04 June 2008 16:28
To: Johan Booysen
Cc: Amanda user's group
Subject: Re: Amanda 2.5.0 spanning
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Johan Booysen <johan AT matrix-data.co DOT uk>
wrote:
> One question:
That's *three* questions ;)
> When amdump runs and fills up the first tape, what should I expect to
> see?
> Does Amanda simply eject the first tape and just waits until the
second
> tape is inserted?
> Does it give any sort of indication that it's time to insert the
second
> tape?
But they do have a single answer: it depends on the changer you're
using. From previous emails in the thread, you don't have a changer,
so you should be using chg-manual. Here are the comments from the
header of that file:
#
# Changer config file (changerfile)
#
# resend_mail=900 # 15 minutes
# timeout_mail=604800 # 7 days
# request="tty" # Use the tty to ask the user to change
tape.
# # Can't be use by cron
# request="email" # Send an email to ask the user to
change tape.
# request="tty_email" # Use the tty if it exist or send an
email.
# #Default is "tty_email"
# mtx_binary="/path/to/mtx" # path of 'mtx'; default is value
discovered by
# # configure
So you probably want request="email". The other defaults should
probably be fine.
That way, when Amanda needs a new tape, it will send you an email.
You then take the previous tape out of the drive, stick in a new one,
and Amanda picks right up where it left off.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:
The changer documentation on the wiki could use some help. If you
use chg-manual, head over to http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Changers
and make it better!
Dustin
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Storage Software Engineer
http://www.zmanda.com
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