"Bort, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Each tape contains a mixture of full and incremental backups. AMANDA picks the
>levels of backup for each disk by trying to
> fit as much data on tape after all of the required full backups are done. This
>minimizes tape hunting when you need to
> restore a file and also makes your backup runs a little more predictable in duration.
It fits as much as possible to a tape? My experience is that it tries
to make the backups equally big each time so the duration is
predictable. My tapes certainly aren't filled every day.
/Jens
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Jens Bech Madsen
The Stibo Group, Denmark
