Re: Large partitions
2003-03-18 13:21:26
On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 at 7:53am, David Olbersen wrote
> So I've read:
> Can Amanda span large file systems across multiple tapes?
> http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/32.html
>
> Which says to use tar and read:
> Why does `amdump` report 'results missing'?
> http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/9.html
>
> And I'm quite confused based on the two. I obviously don't want to have
> any problems using tar, and that last article doesn't leave me with the
> idea that things have been fixed!
What things? I think the reference in the first FOM entry is a bit of
a red herring.
> I also read the recent posts which make it sound like tar will work
> just fine.
It will.
> Due to other reasons I'm using amanda-2.4.1p1 on the backup server, and
> newer versions on the clients.
Wow, that's old. No chance of upgrading, I assume?
> Any suggestions? This partition could end up being ~100GB or even 200GB.
Yes, use tar and come on back if problems arise. With a version of amanda
that old on the server, you won't be able to use include lists, just
excludes. But that should work be OK.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
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