On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > :) Will Amanda ask me for a new type when new dumpcycle begin? > > Or I must do it manualy? > > First, amanda expects each run of amdump will be on its own set of tapes. > This means several tapes are in a rotation known as a tape cycle. My > tape cycle is 18 tapes.
Ok! Thx! > Amanda will NOT add one dump to the end of a tape containing a previous > dump. It will either refuse to use the tape (if your config says it is > not time to reuse the tape) or it will overwrite the old data with a > new amdump. Having a tapecycle of 1 means the next dump always destroys > the ONLY dump you currently have. A definite NO-NO :) So I must chage my types avery day (when amdump)? > Second, amanda does not synchronize the levels of dump of each file system > with each other one. Instead, each file system is scheduled independently > with an aim of keeping the total size of each amdump run consistant. > So you should excpect to see a mixture of levels in each amdump run. :) Thanks! I understand! Amanda decide when do a next level (depending on size only?) and avery dumpcycle runs level 0 dump! I'am right? > Third, to answer your specific question, no it will not ask. That sounds > like you expect an interactive session. Amanda is designed to be run > automatically on a scheduled basis (like my 2 AM nightly backup). And > I'm not "always" here at 2 AM :) Amnada after avery backup generate a report with line: --- The next tape Amanda expects to use is: AUTH2 ---- So, I understand because "tapecycle 1 tapes"? > Instead, each amdump run generates a report, generally emailed to the admin, > saying what tape it used and what tape it expects to have available the next > amdump run. If that tape is not available for the next run, amanda complains > (in the email report) and tries to do what she can. A common outcome is that > the new amdump get written to a disk area known as the "holding disk" and > can later be "amflush'ed" to the proper tape. I know this! Thanks! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 41776461 2:465/207@Fidonet Alexander Belik http://www.vnet.dn.ua [EMAIL PROTECTED]
