On Wednesday 15 June 2005 05:21, Chuck Amadi Systems Administrator 
wrote:
>Hi Again
>
>Would it be simplier to create a Monthly config for a monthly full
>backup that con exists with my Daily.
>If So is there and examples of this setup.
>
>Cheers

Essentially yes, with (IIRC, please check me on that, Jon) the 
provisio that the monthly full is set to 'record no' in the dumptype 
in order that it not effect the record keeping for the daily run 
adversely.  The whole extra config should live in a seperate 
directory, such as /usr/local/etc/amanda/monthly.  You'll have to 
manage the tape loading schedule so that the tape you have labeled 
for the monthly usage is loaded at the proper time, and that the 
daily tape is not loaded.  You may, because of scheduleing snafu's 
that will happen (the question isn't if, its when) want to have 
seperate holding disk areas specified so that if the tape isn't 
loaded, it can still do the backup and you can load the right tape 
and amflush it later when you've discovered the error.

I do not do that here as its rather hard to remove a virtual tape when 
I haven't a working tape drive.  I've found that a utility 200GB hard 
drive with virtual tapes is for me, considerably more dependable than 
DDS2 tapes and the drives that went with them ever were.  Had I been 
willing to spend 5+ grand on a newer technology drive and its tapes, 
that probably would not be true.  However, if I really had 5 grand to 
spare, I'd upgrade my 88 Nissan 4wd pickup, red cancer is going to 
keep me from getting it inspected one of these days, and at 201k 
miles its now leaving small puddles of 5w30 on the driveway.  Old 
farts (I'm 70) with limited incomes tend to think a bit more about 
practical things. :-)

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