Also sprach Gene Heskett (Fri 08 Aug 02003 at 02:16:17PM -0400):
> 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.

I may find time to convert what you have to more generic application,
should you care to share . . .

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