Amanda-Users

Re: Amanda changes her mind after tape removed from rotation.

2002-09-06 11:33:58
Subject: Re: Amanda changes her mind after tape removed from rotation.
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: "'amanda-users AT amanda DOT org'" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:23:33 -0400
On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 08:22:53AM -0400, Doug Johnson wrote:
> 
> dumpcycle 0             # the number of days in the normal dump cycle
> runspercycle 0          # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days

Gee I would have expected runspercycle of 0 to cause problems.
Live and learn.

> tapecycle 5 tapes       # the number of tapes in rotation

I think amanda is quite happy working with more tapes than you
mention in tapecycle.  Why not set tapecycle to 1.  I think it
will then go with any tape that matches the labeling spec.  Even
the one it just used the day before.

-- 
Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
 JG Computing
 4455 Province Line Road        (609) 252-0159
 Princeton, NJ  08540-4322      (609) 683-7220 (fax)

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>