On Monday 02 February 2004 15:29, mnmis mnmis wrote:
>>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?
>
>I want to backup the whole disk except /var/www/htdocs on 1 tape and
> the directory /var/www/htdocs on another tape.
>
>How would I do this?
>
>mnmis
>
Make two nearly identical dumptypes, but give one the base dir and an 
exclude pattern.  Call this one A.

Give the other one a full path to the desired directory and no exclude 
file.  Call this one B.

Then use a dumptype of A or B in the disklist entry.

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