On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 04:20:57PM +1100, Joseph Sirucka wrote:
> Hi Frank
> 
> I added the dump entries, since its my first go please tell me of any
> errors you see in relation to dump
> define dumptype always-full {
>     global
>     comment "Full dump of this filesystem always"
>     compress none
>     priority high
>     dumpcycle 0
> }
> 
> define dumptype root-dump {
>     global
>     program "DUMP"
>     comment "root partitions dumped with dump"
>     compress none
>     index
>     exclude list "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.dump"

exclude only works with gnutar to my knowledge

>     priority low
> }
> 
> define dumptype root-tar {
>     global
>     program "GNUTAR"
>     comment "root partitions dumped with tar"
>     compress none
>     index
>     exclude list "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
>     priority low
> }
> 
> define dumptype high-dump {
>     root-dump
>     comment "partitions dumped with dump"
>     priority high
> }
> 
> define dumptype comp-root-dump {
>     root-dump
>     comment "Root partitions with compression"
>     compress client fast
> }
> 
> define dumptype holding-disk {
>     global
>     comment "The master-host holding disk itself"
>     holdingdisk no # do not use the holding disk
>     priority medium
> }

Not sure why you would want to backup the holding disk.

> 
> define dumptype comp-daily-full {
>     global
>     comment "Full dump daily with compression"
>     compress client fast
>     priority high
>     dumpcycle 0
> }

Name comment:  what makes this linked to "daily".
Looks like just "comp-full".  How does it differ
from "comp-weekly-full" :)

> 
> define dumptype snap-full {
>     global
>     comment "Snapshot backup"
>     compress none
>     priority high
>     record no
>     dumpcycle 0
> }
> 
> On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 15:20, Frank Smith wrote:
> > --On Tuesday, November 12, 2002 14:26:05 +1100 Joseph Sirucka 
> > <Joseph.Sirucka AT team.telstra DOT com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Can Amanda use dump/ufsdump instead of tar/dd.
> > 
> > Yes.  Use 'program "DUMP"' in your dumptype definition instead
> > of 'program "GNUTAR"'.  Actually, I think it defaults to dump
> > if you don't have a program line in your dumptype.
> > 
> > Frank
> > 
> > > 
> > > regards
> > > 
> > > Joseph
> > 
> > 
> > 
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