stan schrieb:

I'm preparing to upgrade an existing Amanda installation.

It's been a while since I looked at what Amanda can do, since the existing
system "just works". I'm considering using virtual tapes, in some fashion
on the new system.

These leads me to a question (perhaps the first of several). Reading
through http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/File_driver It recommends putting
the virtual tape disk(s) on a different server than the holding disk(s). Am

I reading this correctly?

AFAIK I recommended to use separate disks for vtapes and holdingdisk.

To answer your question: You don't have to use two servers, no.

And as it happens often, in the meantime Paul has answered that one also :-)

Stefan