Or increase the number of tapes. I prefer having enough tape so that
I have more than 2 complete tapecycles, though I'm not currently doing
that.
Paul Bijnens <paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com> writes:
> Shai Ayal wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have a working amanda setup. I use a 14d dumpcycle and 20
>> tapecycle with daily backups. I just want to conmfirm my
>> understanding: When issuing an amovervie I get the following
>> (excuse the text wrap)
>> date 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 01 01 01 01
>> 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
>> host disk 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 04
>> 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
>> alphacen /home 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
>> 1 2 3 3 3 3 4
>> does this mean that if I want a complete restore of /home, I can
>> only get one from not before 01/04 ? -- As I see it I do not have a
>> previous level 0 anymore, so before 01/04 I have incomplete data
>
> Yes. Completely correct.
>
> If you need more, and you have the tape capacity, lower the dumpcycle
> to e.g. 7 days.
>
> Having more than one level 0 is better anyway.
>
>
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