> 2.4.2 makes it possible to define dump types directly in the
> disklist. And since dump types can define the filename for an exclude
> file you can have seperate exclude files for each disk entry (of
> course you could also define the dump types in amanda.conf and use
> different dump types for each disk entry).
>
> This is very useful if you change the disklist automatically (I use it
> for splitting up a ~300 GB filesystem so every disk entry will fit on
> a 35 GB DLT tape).
>
> In the case of splitting / into /, /home and /var I would define a
> dumptype directly in the disklist for / with an exclude file
> containing ./home and ./var as suggested above and use a "normal" dump
> type for /home and /var.
That's great, thanks.
