Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com> writes:
> If you have sufficient holding disk space, just don't insert a tape
> a couple of times per week.  If you set 'autoflush yes' in your
> config it will write whatever is in your holding disk to tape when
> amanda runs and a tape is available.

Someone on this list gave me this useful suggestion.  I dump to
holding disk every night then autoflush to tape on fridays.  In
amanda.conf use /dev/fridaytape as your dump device, then use
something like this in crontab:

0 14 * * 1-4 /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -c -m config
0 19 * * 1-4 /usr/local/sbin/amdump config
30 12 * * 5 ln -s /dev/nst0 /dev/fridaytape; /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -m config
0 19 * * 5 /usr/local/sbin/amdump config; rm /dev/fridaytape

Note that on Fridays I load my tape at 12:30 in case I want to
leave early (very important).  Also note the -c switch to amcheck
because a missing /dev/fridaytape causes complaints.

Steve
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