From: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
To: mnmis mnmis <mnmis AT hotmail DOT com>
CC: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: Example Disklist for a disk larger than 1 tape.
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

I am using GNUTAR, but what is the format of the disklist file?

How would I do this?

mnmis

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