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FOLLOW-UP: amverify runs on same tape twice

2003-07-24 08:26:27
Subject: FOLLOW-UP: amverify runs on same tape twice
From: "Kurt Yoder" <kylist AT shcorp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
Kurt Yoder said:
> Hello folks
>
> I've only got one tape drive with no robot, so if I have more than
> one tape, I change it manually. Thus, I've set up a "manual changer"
> configuration; part of that is setting "runtapes 2". So far, so
> good.
>
> Now if I run amverify, it verifies once (ok), then rewinds and
> *re-verifies the same tape*. According to amverify man page, this is
> because I've set runtapes to 2. I would like to set runtapes to 2 so
> I can manually change tapes, but not have amverify check the same
> tape twice. Is this possible?

For anyone who was interested, I ended up creating a new set
exclusively for verifies. This set has runtapes set to 1. Problem
solved...

-- 
Kurt Yoder
Sport & Health network administrator


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