Possible? Yes, with the current version of AMANDA. 

Recommended? I'd be leery of doing it to any drive I can't unplug, tuck
under my arm, and run out of a burning building with. (Yes, I only have
external tape drives.)

A mix of disk for quick restores and tape for off-site would be entirely
reasonable, if you really do that many restores. (Just remember to test
restore both at least monthly.) 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terri Eads [mailto:eads AT rap.ucar DOT edu]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:19 PM
> To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: disk-to-disk backups
> 
> 
> 
> We're considering doing our backups to raid systems
> now instead of to tape libraries. Does anyone have
> any positive or negative comments or experiences
> with the scenario that they are willing to share?
> 
> (and is this even possible with amanda?)
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Terri Eads            UNIX Systems Administrator
> eads AT ucar DOT edu          Research Applications Program
> (303) 497-8425                National Center for Atmospheric Research
>