Paul,

thanks for helping. Here is what amcheck says:

Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
amcheck-server: slot 6: date 20060427 label DailySet106 (exact label match)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Tape DailySet106 label ok
NOTE: info dir /usr/adm/amanda/curinfo: does not exist
NOTE: it will be created on the next run.
NOTE: index dir /home/amanda/syse-s7010-002: does not exist
NOTE: it will be created on the next run.
Server check took 0.155 seconds

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
Client check: 1 host checked in 10.038 seconds, 0 problems found

(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.5p1)

Seems to me like the client tried to estimate and failed completely.
E.g. you specified program DUMP (or omit the "program" parameter
from the dumptype which then defaults to DUMP), but there is suitable
dump program on the client.  Amcheck would have told that.

amanda@syse-s7010-002 ~ $ dump --help
dump 0.4b40 (using libext2fs 1.38 of 30-Jun-2005)

amanda@syse-s7010-002 ~ $ /bin/tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1

/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf:
--
dumpcycle 7 days
tapecycle 7

mailto   ""
logdir   "/home/amanda"
indexdir "/home/amanda"

runtapes 1
tpchanger "chg-multi"
changerfile "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/changer.conf"
tapelist "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/tapelist"

# Comment out tapedev and changerdev

tapetype HARD-DISK
labelstr "^DailySet1[0-9][0-9]*$"

define tapetype HARD-DISK {
    comment "Harddisk"
    length 200 mbytes
}

define dumptype hard-disk-dump {
    comment "Backup, using dump"
    holdingdisk no
    index yes
    priority high
}

define dumptype hard-disk-tar {
    hard-disk-dump
    comment "Back up to hard disk instead of tape - using tar"
    program "GNUTAR"
}
---

/etc/amanda/DailySet1/changer.conf:
--
multieject 0
gravity 0
needeject 0
ejectdelay 0

statefile /home/amanda/changer-status

firstslot 1
lastslot 7

slot 1 file:/home/amanda/tape01
slot 2 file:/home/amanda/tape02
slot 3 file:/home/amanda/tape03
slot 4 file:/home/amanda/tape04
slot 5 file:/home/amanda/tape05
slot 6 file:/home/amanda/tape06
slot 7 file:/home/amanda/tape07
--

Arnd