I have enough disk space.

My problem it that they need incremental (everday) backup of touched files and 
I have no ideia
how to do it.

I could do 0 level every day to virtual tapes but that is just a wast of space 
and time.

Best regards,
Luis


On Thu, 04 May 2006 16:01:23 +0200
"matilda matilda" <matilda AT grandel DOT de> wrote:

> Hi Luis,
> 
> in my opinion you should etsablish the following solution:
> 1) Intstall backup-server with enough disk space
> 2) Create virtuall tapes on the disks
> 3) Let amanda backup to the virtual tapes (one configuration)
> You have to decide in which cycles amanda makes full backups.
> 4) In a second amanda configuration you let amanda dump
> forced level 0 backups of the virtual disks to tape.
> 
> Probably a starting point.
> 
> Best regards
> Andreas Mock
> 
> 
> >>> Luis Rodrigues <luis AT ess.co DOT at> 04.05.2006 15:52:07 >>>
> Hello.
> 
> I've just started a job at a new company. They have an backup system
> with everyday copies the touched files 
> to a disk on a backup server and on the weekend it makes a 0 level to
> tape.
> 
> They say the system is not really relayable because some times they
> don't find the files an want a new one.
> 
> So I will install amanda.
> 
> The problem is that they want to keep the old backup touched files each
> day and zero level on the weekend.
> In  http://www.amanda.org/docs/topten.html#id2552255 says this is not
> possible.
> 
> So I will use amanda with a weekly cycle so that at saturday everyting
> is backuedup. 
> 
> But I still need to incremental backup the touched files since last
> inscremental, is it possible to force amanda to
> (in its runs during week) first copy to backup server the touched files
> and them some others?
> 
> If so what will happen if a file is changed two times in one week?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Luis