On Tuesday 14 November 2006 21:59, sokka wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Can anyone suggest how to use the hdd as backup device ?
>
>regards

Yes, you use the FILE: device, and there is a matching changer for it too.
The effect of changing tapes when using the FILE: device is done by 
manipulating a pointer link in the root of the partition being used for 
these virtual tapes.  An ls -l of my setup looks like this, although its 
been quite a few days since I've run it as I'm still fine tuning a new 
FC6 install on this box.

[root@coyote kamix]# ls -l /amandatapes/Dailys
total 204
lrwxrwxrwx 1 amanda amanda    27 Nov 11 20:50 
data -> /amandatapes/Dailys//slot15
-rw------- 1 amanda disk      15 Nov 11 21:11 info
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 27 01:37 slot1
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  5 01:50 slot10
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  6 01:57 slot11
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  7 02:52 slot12
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  8 03:28 slot13
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  9 02:16 slot14
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    8192 Oct 20 03:16 slot15
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 21 01:38 slot16
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk   16384 Oct 22 01:17 slot17
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 23 01:40 slot18
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 24 02:59 slot19
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    8192 Oct 28 01:40 slot2
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 25 01:14 slot20
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 26 01:46 slot21
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 29 01:48 slot3
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 30 01:28 slot4
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Oct 31 01:44 slot5
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  1 02:24 slot6
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    8192 Nov  2 02:37 slot7
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  3 03:16 slot8
drwxr-x--- 2 amanda disk    4096 Nov  4 02:12 slot9

There is a FAQ, I believe on zmanda.org, describing this sort of a setup.

-- 
Cheers, Gene