On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 08:52:29AM -0400, Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> This can happen for a variety of reasons.  Sometimes a DLE grows between 
> estimate time and dump time.  If you're using software compression and 
> it's a relatively new DLE (or the nature of the data changes), amanda's 
> estimate of the compressed size can be inaccurate.  

By 20gb?  And no, we're not using compression anywhere so that's not it.

>                                                  It's *impossible* to 
> anticipate every situation, although I believe amanda does a pretty good 
> job.  

Huh?  Impossible to anticipate that 53gb can't be written to a 30gb tape?

> As an aside, I really think you need to rethink your attitude.  Your 
> subject line is incredibly unprofessional, as is your general attitude 
> toward the amanda community.
 
Comes from 4 years of having the exact same discussions over and over and
over and over again.  Why can't amanda figure out EOT when everyone else
can?  Why doesn't it start writing the new bit to the next tape?  Don't
point me at the FAQ, when every other bit of software has nailed this
problem down just fine.

And now the new best one -- if amanda is SOoooo sensitive about fitting a
DLE onto a tape, how come it simply tries to do it without checking the
size first?

-- 
Joe Rhett
senior geek
meer.net