Amanda-Users

Re: More questions anout a RAIT that has physical and vtapes

2006-04-02 12:17:27
Subject: Re: More questions anout a RAIT that has physical and vtapes
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda users list <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:13:29 -0400
On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 10:46:12AM -0400, stan wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 10:05:11AM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 03:51:59PM -0500, stan wrote:
> > > I'm in the (hopefully) final stages of setting up my new 
> > > Amanda machine.
> > > 
> > 
> > Never tried, submitted for your consideration and comments (you == list).
> > 
> > All three configs identical (actually links) except for a file
> > listing the device for that config (RAIT, FILE, or /dev) which
> > as you suggest is sourced (included) into amanda.conf.
> > 
> > Same tape list suggests also 25 vtapes, which you create and label.
> > 
> 
> One more thought.
> 
> The only thing I don't rally like about this is the amount of "wrapper"
> functionality that I need to set up around the Amanda system. EG the script
> taht I presently have to copy disk labels to vtapes, and one to keep
> the vtape disk space under control.

Don't understand the need for a label wrapper if you have 25 each vtape
and ptape.

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