> 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

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