On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 08:09:20AM -0700, Dege, Robert C. wrote:
> 
> My config:
> Redhat 9.0
> Amanda version 2.4.4p1
> 
> I'm slightly concerned with my backups.  I'm backingup a central NFS server
> for my UNIX network.  Using disklist, I broke the NFS share into 21 separate
> sections.  I did this so that I could benefit from higher dump levels on
> sections that are used less.
> 
> I've been running amanda for the past 2 weeks, but only have dump levels of
> zero, or one.  I ran 2 backups over labor day weekend, and _STILL_ am unable
> to achieve a dump level higher than 1.  And the amreports show no dump level
> bump adjustments.
> 
> I guess my question is "why isn't amanda using higher dump levels on
> sections where the data hasn't changed?"

When it calculates the size of the next dump level it doesn't feel it
saves a sufficient amount of tape/size/time/??? to warrent bumping the
level.

I've never played with them, but there are a couple of parameters that
affect what is "sufficient".

My systems seldom do level 2's either.  Of course that makes recovery simpler.
Two tapes rather than three.

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