Hi Bernd!


Am 11 Oct 2004 um 9:46 hat Postaremczak Bernd geschrieben:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bwkstuttgart AT yahoo DOT de [mailto:bwkstuttgart AT yahoo DOT de]
> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 9:27 AM
> > To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> > Subject: Problems with Overland Library and Solaris 8
> > 
> > The "chg-zd-mtx.conf" looks like this:
> > 
> > --- SNIP
> > 
> > firstslot=0
> > lastslot=9
> > cleanslot=10
> > 
> > --- SNAP
> 
> There I have
> 
> firstslot=1
> lastslot=11
> cleanslot=11
> 
> but it's RedHat 9. Maybe it is different under solaris.

Is your changer working well??
What type of changer is it??
We use a Overland LoaderXpress with a single LTO-1 drive.
Maybe there is a difference between Linux and Solaris !?

> 
> > The "disklist" looks like this:
> > 
> > --- SNIP
> > 
> > A /dev/sda5      always-full     # 1.5G
> > A /dev/sda6      always-full     # 224M
> > A /dev/sda8      always-full     # 355M
> > 
> > # EDVSERV
> > B /dev/sdb6       always-full     # 2.1G
> > B /dev/sda5       always-full     # 376M
> > B /dev/sda6       always-full     # 3.2G
> > B /dev/sda7       always-full     # 1.6G
> > B /dev/sda8       always-full     # 28G
> > B /dev/sda9       always-full     # 76G
> > B /dev/sda10      always-full     # 3.6G
> > 
> > --- SNAP
> > 
> > This means a total capacity for backup of round about 117G.
> > I thought, 2 tapes (specified in runtapes) should be enough and 
> > amanda would change the needed tapes automatically.
> 
> That's wrong. Amanda don't change needed tapes automatically. If there is a
> 110 GB-dump to write to a 100GB-Tape, it won't work. So you must use two
> DLE. I use two configs to write to different tapes. Maybe there are hints to
> do it more clever.

I'm confused.
Gene Heskett wrote (on 10/2/2004):

>Yes, of course you can use a changer. Amanda is used in large
>installations doing hundreds of GB backups daily. They don't
>have someone sitting around waiting to change tapes. Even I
>don't do that in my home office. I have a six position changer
>that does 12GB/tape. I set it to use two tapes -- if it needs
>to use them. I.e. my normal nightly backup is about 7 or 8GB.
>But if something unusual happens, it may take over 12GB. In
>that case it will use a second tape. 


> 
> > Anyone any ideas??? Thanks in advance.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Bernd

Greets from Stuttgart
Michael