Just repost because I dodn't get any respose.
Is it true that amdump won't go on if tape device is not ready ?

Thanks

Allen Liu

IP Application Design and Engineering
Bell Canada
(613) 781-7368, allen AT bellglobal DOT com
1240 -160 Elgin St, Ottawa,ON, K2P 2C4

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen Liu --- work" <allen AT bellglobal DOT com>
To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:01 PM
Subject: ? holding disk contents


> Hi all,
>
> I ma trying to see what holding disk contents look like.
> My changer script is chg-manual. The drive didn't have tape in.
> When I ran amdump, it asked for putting tape in. at this moment I check my
> holding disk directory, it has timestamp but no contents. Does it suppose
to
> have some data in holding disk ? is this situation so-callled downgrade
mode
> ?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Allen Liu
>
> IP Application Design and Engineering
> Bell Canada
> (613) 781-7368, allen AT bellglobal DOT com
> 1240 -160 Elgin St, Ottawa,ON, K2P 2C4
>
>