--On Tuesday, February 26, 2002 20:47:41 +0100 Martin Oehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What will happen, if I "amflush" all the backups in a holding disk > to tape and the size of my backups is bigger than my tape > capacity? > Will amflush write on tape what's fitting, send a little > error and everything is ok or will something bad happen?
As I recall from my pre-changer days, it acts just like it does with amdump; it will send you a 'short write' error and ask for the next tape. Also, if your tape writes are slow (or you started late or whatever) and you don't think you will still be available to change the tape again after you run another amflush, you can leave the remainder on the holding disk until the next day after your backups run again (assuming you have space), and flush the rest tomorrow. However, you run a risk of needing to do a restore on files still in the holding disk (or having your holding disk crash), so the sooner you do your flushes the better. Good luck, Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
