Yes, it is a bit less likely to know what to expect when dumpcycle is 0
yet tapecycle and rutapes are the parameters used in deciding when to
reuse a tape

http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Taper_scan_algorithm

In short, tapecycle - 1 tapes are always preserved.  Until a tape is
reused or removed, it is in the database and can be accessed.  Thus, you
should always be able to count on your last 3 written tapes to be
available to you.

Paul


On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 11:41 -0500, Krahn, Anderson wrote:
> Here's a question i have created a new configuration file for a second
> run that will be a full offsite run. 
> My requirements are to have
> a) a full run once a week
> b) a rotation of 3 weeks before re-writing to a tape in the tape list.
>  
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> here are my current parameters in amanda.conf
>  
>  
> dumpcycle 0 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle
>  
> runspercycle 3         # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days
> -- i believe this should be "0" too.
>  
> 
> tapecycle 4 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation

>  
> My question is considering the dumpcycle is 0 would i be able to
> restore from a tape that is 2 weeks old?
> I believe the answer is yes becuase i dont think amanda expires data
> on a tape?
>  
> Thanks,
> Anderson 
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