On this same topic, is there a way to have amrecover list the available
versions of a file that are currently on tape?
i.e. list the 5 versions of the file with the dates so that you can choose
the one you want?

Regards,
Gordon 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org 
> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Geert Uytterhoeven
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:41 AM
> To: Luis Rodrigues
> Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: Re: Newbie needs Help
> 
> On Thu, 4 May 2006, Luis Rodrigues wrote:
> > The normal everyday amanda incremental backup saves all the 
> touched files to the holding disk?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > If the file is changed 5 times in a backup cicle it will 
> get backed up 
> > 5 times? if so how do I access it using amandarecover?
> 
> By specifying the date of the version you want to recover.
> 
> > On Thu, 4 May 2006 10:26:39 -0400
> > Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 03:52:07PM +0200, Luis Rodrigues wrote:
> > > > 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?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > You can nearly mimic what they have been doing.  Not 
> necessarily my 
> > > recommendation, but sometimes "ya gotta do what da boss 
> sais ya gotta do".
> > > 
> > > Think of their current backup disk as amanda's "holding disk".
> > > Set up your amanda config to 'autoflush" the holding disk 
> whenever 
> > > it actually does tape.
> > > Set up your config to not do level 0's except when forced 
> with amadmin.
> > > I forget if this is "skip-full" or "incr-only".
> > > Set up amanda to use a symbolic link to the tape device, 
> eg. /dev/amandatape.
> > > This will be missing normally, so incremental backups 
> will collect 
> > > on the holding disk, waiting to autoflush.
> > > Set up your daily cron job to "rm amandatape" then amdump.
> > > Set up your weekend cronjob to amadmin force level 0's, 
> create the 
> > > symbolic tape device link, then do amdump, the rm amandatape.
> > > The entire week will go to tape.
> > > 
> > > > If so what will happen if a file is changed two times 
> in one week?
> > > 
> > > You will have a copy of each version.
> > > During the week you can still use amrecover to get at the 
> > > incrementals collecting on the holding disk.
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                                               Geert
> 
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> 
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