Amanda-Users

Re: Changing tape status from active to inactive

2008-12-29 16:44:32
Subject: Re: Changing tape status from active to inactive
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:35:25 -0500
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 09:31:49AM -0500, Matt Burkhardt wrote:
> Maybe I should wait awhile - but everyone on this list has been so
> great!
> 
> Anyway - just deleted all my S3 "tapes" and ran amlabel and it's not
> complaining any more.  Also, the backups to S3 seem to be working great
> with 2.6.1b2 - still backing up my server - it's been backing up for
> almost 40 hours without a complaint.  I'll let everyone know after it
> finishes this one backup.
> 

I hate that initial monster backup when everything needs a level 0.

Put this tip away for future reference.  Comment out most of your
DLE's in the disklist.  Leave 1 or 2 from each client uncommented.
Just back them up the first day.  Then each succeeding day,
uncomment a few more until you are backing everything up.

-- 
Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
 JG Computing
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 Reston, VA  20194              (703) 787-0922 (fax)

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