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RE backing up to DVD-Rs
2006-07-12 05:42:32
owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org a écrit sur 12/07/2006
11:29:14 :
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> Hi,
>
> I'm sure this question has been asked many times before, but I couldn't
> see it in the Faq-O-Matic.
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> Bascially I have a 30GB directory (/home) and 50 4.7GB DVD-Rs. Is
there
> any support in Amanda for backing up to DVD-Rs? Actually, the
only
> thing I'm looking for is the capability to divide the 30GB into 4.7GB
> chunks, or slightly smaller to fit on a 4.7GB ext2 loopback file which
> can be burned to DVD.
>
> I tried using 'tar --multi-volume', which sort of does what I want,
> but it's interactive, not compressed, and difficult to manage indexes.
>
I would say: Use the file-driver (chapter 13
in Amanda how-to) and define a chunksize of about 4.5GB in your holdingdisk
defintion. Then, manage to burn the DVD and label them correctly so that
they match amanda indexes."
but that's just an idea...
Cheers,
Cyrille
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