On September 27 2001, Paul Lussier wrote: > Occasionally my backups exceed the size of one tape (DLT IV/7000) > I've adjusted the bumpsize, bumpdays, and bumpmult a little and that > seems to help. What I was wondering though, is can I just set > runtapes to 2? > > What I'm hoping for is that if the dumps exceed 1 tape, it will just > move to the next available tape in changer, but if is doesn't, then > the next tape will get used the next night. > > Does amanda know she needs 2 tapes, and mark 2 as being required, > therefore flagging the next in sequence somehow making the following > nights backups automatically destined for current-tape+2? Or, does > she only increment the next required tape *after* each tape has actually > been used?
Amanda does what you hope she will. The second tape will only be used if necessary, otherwise it will be used as the first tape for the next run. -Ben -- Benjamin Lewis Thank goodness modern convenience is a Database Analyst/Programmer thing of the remote future. Purdue University Computing Center -- Pogo, by Walt Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
