On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 09:45:17AM -0500, Vicki Stanfield wrote:
> I have recently changed my Amanda config (upgraded to 2.4.4p4 and added
> a second tape drive - chg-multi) and now the backups require more tapes
> than before. I hate to waste the space if this is just bad configuration
> on my part. I have looked at the faq but didn't see this problem
> addressed even though I am sure it has been asked on the list before.
> Here is my amanda.conf:
> 
> =================================
...
> 
> # our tape definition
> define tapetype HP-C5683A {
>         comment "DDS-4 DAT tape"
>         length 16584 mbytes
>         filemark 452 kbytes
>         speed 2613 kbytes
> }

Is there a reason the "length" is not closer to the 20GB native capacity of 
DDS4?

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> ==========================
> Also, I understand that my holding area might need to be bigger, but it
> currently takes up an entire partition. I have heard that there is a way
> to use to holding disk areas. Where can I find more information about
> this?
> 

Simply put in multiple definitions.  Each must have the "tag" identifying
it uniquely.

holdingdisk hd1 {
    comment "first holding disk"
    ...
}
holdingdisk hd2 {
        comment "second defined space"
        ...
}
holdingdisk hd3 {
        ...

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