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Re: multiple questions: amlabel, solaris device for tape drive etc.

2009-06-22 16:40:21
Subject: Re: multiple questions: amlabel, solaris device for tape drive etc.
From: "Dustin J. Mitchell" <dustin AT zmanda DOT com>
To: sgw AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:27:26 -0400 
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger<sgw AT amanda DOT org> 
wrote:
> Could you describe briefly why?

Amanda used to need a non-rewinding tape device because it would close
and re-open the device (sometimes in a different process) between
files.  It no longer does this.

> What has changed in the code/behavior?

Everything -- the Device API was a complete rewrite of all device
handling in Amanda.

Dustin

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Open Source Storage Engineer
http://www.zmanda.com
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