On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 02:30:57PM -0400, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote:
> Hi all, I want to specify "estimate server" in my dumptype definition in
> my amanda.conf file; however, amanda doesn't seem to like it:
> 
> "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf", line 68: dump type parameter
> expected
> "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf", line 68: end of line expected
> 
> Here's the section of the amanda.conf
> 
> define dumptype high-tar {
>     root-tar
>     comment "partitions dumped with tar"
>     compress client fast
>     index
>     priority high
>     estimate server
> }
> 
> Is it not in Version 2.4.4p3? 
> 
> am I doing something wrong?
> 

Doesn't look like it.  My old server was 2.4.4.?? and it is
not on the amanda/amanda.conf man page.  Is it on yours?

My 2.4.4 was from 2003.  From the ChangeLogs of 2.5, it appears
calcsize and server estimates may have gone in in August 2004.

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