I use dump on some of my backup clients just fine.  Anyways, to answer
your last question, it is normal for amanda to use one tape device.  I
am only aware of Amanda allowing one tape device specifed for the
amanda.conf file.  Unless you want to use more than one amanda
configuration file for your backups.   

        -steve

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 12:46 -0700, Cameron Matheson wrote:
> Ok, thanks everyone for the help, amanda just
> succussfully backed up my computer to the tape!  now i
> have to go about to the actual configuration of how i
> want to do the whole backup system... i'm completely
> new to backups so i'm not really sure what the best
> way to go about this is done, wondering if i could get
> some input from the list (i figure every one here
> definitely has more experience than me).  Basically
> i'll be backing up about 25 linux servers, totalling
> about 1TB of space.  I'm planning on using tar instead
> of dump (partially because one of the servers would
> never fit on one single tape, and also because it
> seems that dump is not reliable on linux?).  anyway,
> my tape-changer has 2 drives and 30 slots.  How often
> should i re-use tapes or ship them off-site?  Also,
> right now w/ my amanda configuration i am only able to
> use the first drive in my tape-changer.  is that
> normal?  any other advice for someone trying to set up
> their first network-backup system?
> 
> thanks,
> Cameron Matheson
> 
> 
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