Amanda-Users

Re: Next Tapes are Offsite

2006-08-07 13:35:47
Subject: Re: Next Tapes are Offsite
From: Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com>
To: HUGHES Marilyn F <marilyn.f.hughes AT co.multnomah.or DOT us>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:29:32 -0500
HUGHES Marilyn F wrote:
> We have a situation where the next  Amanda tapes that it is asking for
> are currently offsite.  It costs $75 for them to be retrieved so we
> don't want to do that. 
>  
>  
> Besides we have available tapes here onsite.  Is there a way (a command
> or other way?) to force Amanda to select one of the tapes that we have
> onsite?  Does Amanda select from the top of the tapelist on down?

If you have more tapes in your tapelist than your tapecycle,
Amanda will use the oldest available one.  You also always
have the option of labeling a new tape,and it will use that.

Frank

>  
>  
> Thanks for your help,
>  
> Marilyn Hughes
> Multnomah County
> Technical Services
> 4747 E. Burnside Street
> (503) 988-4635
>  
> 


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