On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 01:38:08PM -0400, McGraw, Robert P. wrote:
> 
> I am running Amanda 2.4.5p1 server on Solaris 10 sparc.
> 
> The email from my last daily backup listed the following
> 
> These dumps were to tapes daily:100011, daily:100012, daily:100013,
> daily:100014.
> The next 4 tapes Amanda expects to use are: a new tape, daily:100016,
> daily:100017, daily:100018.
> The next new tape already labelled is: daily:100015.
> 
> My amanda.conf has 
> 
>       dumpcycle 6
>       runspercycle 0
>       tapecycle 28 tapes  
>       runtapes 4
> 
> "amadmin daily tape" show the following:
> 
>       zorn->[105] > amadmin daily tape
>       The next Amanda run should go onto a new tape.
>                                    tape daily:100016 or a new tape.
>                                    tape daily:100017 or a new tape.
>                                    tape daily:100018 or a new tape.
>       The next new tape already labelled is: daily:100015.
> 
> The next tape numbers are correct and the tapes are labeled.
> 
> 
> Why do I get "a new tape" as one of the next 4 tapes that will be used.

You did not show the tapelist.  My guess is that you do not have
28 tapes (your tapecycle) showing as "used at least once already".
Perhaps you've relabeled tape 15,  so now there are 27 tapes "used"?

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