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Re: fixed day backup

2003-03-13 18:09:34
Subject: Re: fixed day backup
From: Wayne Richards <wrichards AT goodyear DOT com>
To: bao <bao AT gibbons DOT com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:36:46 -0500
Well, there are a couple of options I can think of off the top of my head.

1.  Use a second config file for the weekend backups and add the line:
        strategy noinc
    in the dumptype definition

2.  Do a:
        amadmin config force hostname
    prior to running the weekly backups.

Wayne 

> Hello,
> 
> In the Amanda FAQ, there is one question "How can I configure Amanda to 
> perform full backups on the weekend and incrementals on weekdays?". The 
> answer is "You can't."
> 
> It's unfortunate that the plan above is what I need. I need to run full 
> backup once a week, and incrementals on the other days. All of the 
> backups will stay on disk (tapeless backup), plus the full will be put 
> on tape. Disk only keeps one week (full + incrementals), and tapes keep 
> 8 weeks of full-only.
> 
> If Amanda manages the full and incremental using its own way. How can I 
> know which one has the full, and when the full is performed, to automate 
> the process of transferring to tape??
> 
> Has anyone done this sucessfully and How can I do it??
> 
> Best regards,
> 




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