Juergen Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi!
> I have here a tape-changer from Overland with 10 Tapes.
> All Tapes are labeled corectly (Daily00 - Daily09).
> All tapes are working fine, but safely i will change the tapes, call i will
> using new tapes.
> I put the tapes in the changer and i will label the tapes with amlabel.
> I will label the tapes Daily00 - Daily09
> But amlabel brings an error:
>
> reading label label, tape is active
> Tape label appears to already be part of this
> Amanda configuration and active, i.e. has valid
> data on it.
>
> Can't i label the tapes exact the other tapes?
> Must i am using new names (Daily10 - Daily19) ?
>
> Bye Juergen
Juergen,
You _can_ use amlabel -f . But it is not recommended. I'd "amadmin
Daily0 no-reuse" and give out new names. This way the information on
and about old tapes is retained so they can be used as an archive. Be
aware that used tapes may not be the best solution for long time
storage.
Johannes Niess
