On Fri, 9 May 2003 at 9:16am, tender(???) wrote

> suggest that when backing up a directory with large amount of 
> data,say,100G,client can split that directory into small tarballs.such 
> as 1.5G each

I don't see how this would be accomplished in any sane manner, and I don't 
really see the point.

> also amanda should support the backup of databases, such as mysql

It can, with some help.  Search the archives for posts about databases and 
wrapper scripts.

> of course, amanda is expected to support backup to disk with restore 
> mechanisms.

It already does.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University