Quoting Darin Dugan (dddugan AT iastate DOT edu):
> Donald's suggestion is precisely what we're doing here. We choose to send 
> the most recent (runspercycle * runtapes) set offsite, as it is the most 
> valuable. Others may choose to send an older set offsite so as to be able 
> to restore accidental-deletions from the most recent set. Choose according 
> to your environment.

What are your values for the following:

dumpcycle 
runspercycle
tapecycle x tapes

?

Ciao,
  ...David

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