On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 04:40:01PM +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
> 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? 
> 
> Where did you read that? Please show me the paragraph that makes you 
> think that, maybe it should get rewritten.
> 
> AFAIK I recommended to use separate disks for vtapes and holdingdisk.
> This is mainly due to performance issues and not necessary. AMANDA would 
> also work well if vtapes AND holdingdisk share the same physical disk 
> although the overall speed would decrease and you also loose some 
> redundancy ...
> 
> 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 :-)
> 
Thanks, I've been to hasty in posting questions without having read and
digested the excellent documentation at:

http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/File_driver

This is the paragraph that I misread:

The disk space you dedicate for your vtapes should NOT be backed up by
Amanda. Also, for performance reasons there should be NO holding disks on
the same partition as the vtapes, preferably not even on the same physical
drive.

But, upon re-reading it I see that it is clear as written.

My apologies!


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