Amanda-Users

Re: Example Disklist for a disk larger than 1 tape.

2004-02-02 15:22:30
Subject: Re: Example Disklist for a disk larger than 1 tape.
From: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
To: mnmis mnmis <mnmis AT hotmail DOT com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:19:33 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 at 2:01pm, mnmis mnmis wrote

> I am wondering if anyone has an example disklist file for backing up a drive 
> to multible tapes?
>
> I am using Amanda to backup a local drive (sda1) that is too large for 1 
> tape.
> I would like to spread it across to multible tapes.
> 
> I cannot seem to figure out how to do it with the sample disklist.

You cannot have one DLE (disk list entry) that is larger than a tape.  To 
split it up, use GNUTAR as your backup program and put subdirectories of 
the partition in the disklist.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University