--On Monday, December 22, 2003 11:10:00 -0500 Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT 
verizon DOT net> wrote:

> On Monday 22 December 2003 07:13, Stefan Hackenthal wrote:
>> Hello folks,
>> 
>> I have a question considering old data: our Amanda setup was wrong
>> (too large tape length  and other problems). Now I want to begin
>> anew and get rid of the old data. In the FAQ I found:
>> 
>> "First, remove the `curinfo' database. [..]
>> Then, remove any log files from the log directory:
>> log.TIMESTAMP.COUNT and amdump.COUNT. Finally, remove the tapelist
>> file[..]."
>> 
>> OK, but what about the content of the holding disk (the old, too big
>> backup file)?
> 
> You don't have any choice but to remove it too since amanda cannot 
> span one file across multiple tapes.

You could save it for the day when you might get a larger-capacity
tape drive ;-).  Or save it until you get a proper backup on tape,
since you should be able to restore from the holdingdisk if you
need to.
   But if you really want to just start over, nuke it.

Frank

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