On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Krahn, Anderson <AKrahn AT gs1us DOT org> 
wrote:
> Is it possible for Amanda to use the same tape on multiple days until it
> gets filled before using the next tape in the tape list?

Not directly.  The Device API supports appending to tape, but we
haven't put together the configuration and mechanics to utilize that.

What most folks do is collect dumps on holding disk until they have a
tape's worth.  The parameters taperflush, flush_threshold_dumped, and
flush_threshold_scheduled are relevant.

Could someone who's using this technique add a How-To to the wiki?

Dustin

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