> 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? Yes.
> 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. Correct. > 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? The latter. -Mitch
