Amanda-Users

Re: DLT tape streaming and amanda blocksize

2005-01-14 14:54:02
Subject: Re: DLT tape streaming and amanda blocksize
From: Glenn English <ghe AT slsware DOT com>
To: Dan Rich <drich AT employees DOT org>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:46:19 -0700
On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 11:23 -0800, Dan Rich wrote:
> I have a DLT IV drive that I cannot get to stream with amanda.  

I ran into the same problem. I solved it (inelegantly, but solved with
no source code futzing) by running the backup with no tape in the drive,
then later running amflush when the computer has less on its mind. It
still stutters, but only between the tar files.

-- 
Glenn English
ghe AT slsware DOT com