It would appear I have my tape size set to be slightly larger than the tape really is (HP DAT24x6 changer). The issue I have now is a dump failed for a large DLE and is sitting on disk, this dump is just slightly larger than the tape so most likely putting in another tape and flushing it is just going to fail again.

 

If I lower the tape size in the config, cleanup some files on that DLE things will work again but that DLE dump will be stuck on the holding disk forever.

 

What is the “proper” way to deal with this? Correct my Amanda config problems obviously, cleanup the disk so it will fit on one tape, cleanup that DLE files from the holding disk, mark that DLE as requiring a full dump next run and just let Amanda run normally?

 

I am waiting for a bit before I jump onto the tape splitting version as this is my production server for the entire company and I am a little shy of something so new.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Scott…

 

Scott Burns

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