On Friday 08 August 2003 14:00, Ean Kingston wrote:
>I've been starting to work on a DRP plan here and I've run into a
> bit of a catch-22.
>
>If the amanda index (and tape in my case) server is lost and all I
> have left is the tapes. How do I rebuild new index files for my
> tapes so that I can restore? I can't just restore the last set of
> index files from the most recent backup because they would reflect
> the state of the tapes from one day earlier (wouldn't they?).
>
>I can't find a tool that I can feed the collection of tapes so that
> it will rebuild the index files. Is there such a thing.

Not that I'm aware of, however other amanda experts may well point you 
to the correct answer.

That said, that problem bothered me too, so now my tapesize has been  
reduced by about 100megs to make room, and I have a script set that 
runs after amdump has been completed.  It packs up all the now 
unlocked stuffs from the configs and the indexes and appends them to 
the end of the tape, thereby giving me the current image of that 
stuff as it exists after the dump run that made this tape is 
complete.

I've been threatening to post them, but they are as yet pretty 
specific to my install, needing a lot of dressing up to make them 
anywhere near universal.  Currently working with a changer and a DDS2 
tape drive in it.  If you think they might be helpfull though, ask.

-- 
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