>ns0 / lev 1 FAILED [dumps way too big, must skip incremental dumps]
>...
>This does not really make sense to me bacause the majority of the systems have
> 6GB drives, and I have config'd amanda to use the two 35GB DLT drives. The b
>ackups that amanda did do total only about 3.5GB.
>...
>What are some possibilities of misconfigurations to make this happen?
Things to check:
* What is the "length" value for your tapetype?
* What is "runtapes" set to?
* Find the "DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED" line in your amdump.NN file.
It shows you how big the dump estimates were (total_size) as well
as how much tape Amanda thought it had to work with (tape length).
>William
John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]