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Re: erasing a backup to disk
2008-01-21 19:41:10
On Jan 21, 2008 5:39 PM, Jeremy Mordkoff <jlm AT zazzletech DOT com> wrote:
> I am using usb disks instead of tapes with Amanda. I have 20 'tapes' on each
> disk and 5 disks. Now I am ready to start reusing the first disk. How do I
> properly erase the disk so that it looks like 20 empty tapes?
If your 'tapecycle' is set correctly, you don't need to -- Amanda will
recognize that the first tape on that disk is no longer needed, and
overwrite it.
Since you have 5*20=100 tapes, your tapecycle should be 100.
Dustin
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Storage Software Engineer
http://www.zmanda.com
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