* Ernest Byaruhanga <ernest AT afrinic DOT org> [20040813 10:57]:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Jean-Francois Malouin wrote:
> 
> > * Ernest Byaruhanga <ernest AT afrinic DOT org> [20040813 10:31]:
> > > hello amanda-users,
> > > 
> > > i am a newbie to backups and amanda in particular. i am trying to get the 
> > > parameters for the HP-Ultrium LTO-1 100/200G tape so that i can paste in 
> > > amanda.conf.
> > 
> > I don't have HP but Seagate and IBM, shouldn't make any diff though:
> > 
> > define tapetype Ultrium-SGT-LTO {
> >     comment "just produced by tapetype program"
> >     length 101376 mbytes
> >     filemark 0 kbytes
> >     speed 15084 kps
> > }
> 
> thanks - i am going to try this immediately.
> 
> > > amdtape command has now gone for 30 hours!! is this normal? can someone 
> > > please send me their configuration in case they are using a similar tape?
> > 
> > make sure you use a no rewind no compression tape device.
> 
> i am still fuguring amanda out - where do i specify this?

If you mean in amanda.conf then its called 'tapedev'.
But maybe you should go throuh the docs first and read
carefully. That will save you a lot of grief.

How did you configure Amanda?
On which OS?

jf

> 
> regards,
> 
> ernest.

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