--On Monday, April 22, 2002 20:23:01 +0100 Niall O Broin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not long using Amanda (haven't finished a full dumpcycle yet) and I've > decided that I'd like to use more tapes than I initially decided. I have > > dumpcycle 2 weeks > runspercycle 10 > tapecycle 14 tapes > > and I'd like to bump tapecycle up to 20 tapes or even a couple more because: > > a) I have the tapes already :-) > b) Even if my backup load expands to nearly my full capacity (tape size * > runspercycle) with tapecycle = 2 * runspercycle I'll always have 2 full > dumps available. > > Is there any problem with changing tapecycle now ? > No, you can increase it anytime, but if you like to feed your tapes in numerical order either add them in when it is about to use your first tape or follow the directions in the archive on editing your tapelist. Also, don't forget to label the new tapes (the first option is much easier, IMHO). Good luck, Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
