Amanda-Users

Re: multiple disklists

2004-01-22 11:15:19
Subject: Re: multiple disklists
From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <monitor AT oops.co DOT at>
To: Amanda List <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org> (E-mail)
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:13:59 +0100
Hi, Dege, Robert C.,

on Donnerstag, 22. Jänner 2004 at 17:06 you wrote to amanda-users:


DRC> Is there a way to have multiple disklists per config?  I plan is to
DRC> alternate the amdump cycles with the different disklists.  I'm running into
DRC> a tape space issue, and am trying to split my disklist into 2 disklists; 
one
DRC> with lower priority backups & one with higher priority backups.  The one
DRC> with the lower priority would run like twice a week, while the higher
DRC> priority disklist would run 5 times a week.

Seems to be the strange-questions-day ;) ...

Why not use two dumptypes?

For example:

> define dumptype important {
>     dumpcycle 2
>     priority high
> }

> define dumptype unimportant {
>     dumpcycle 5
>     priority low
> }

You get less lev0 for the "unimportant" stuff so you save space for
the important ones.

Let AMANDA schedule!
-- 
best regards,
Stefan

Stefan G. Weichinger
mailto:monitor AT oops.co DOT at




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