On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 04:23:41PM +0100, hochenaw wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> thank you for your first answer.
> 
> One question again:
> Amanda creates the files in the holding disk, when does Amanda begin to 
> write it out to tape?
> 
> When the first file is created or when all files are created?
> In the first case, there can be a short time period where the tape has to 
> be stopped to wait for the next package until it is created.

Maybe yes, maybe no.
Multiple dumps can be writing to the holding disk at the same time.
And even if only one dump at a time is configured, it can be running
while taper is taping.

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