Thanks for the answer. However, I belive I am hitting the issue 1) that you mentioned. My configuration is as follows: dumpcycle 2 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle runspercycle 10 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days tapecycle 22 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation Could I perhaps change tapecycle to 21 tapes for a short time?
Thanks again, d Bort, Paul wrote: > No need to edit the tapelist file directly, almost ever. In this case, you > can tell AMANDA not to use the tape, then tell her it is available again > later. > > Remove a tape from rotation: > amanda@tape$ amadmin YOURCONFIG no-reuse YOURTAPE > > Return a tape to rotation: > amanda@tape$ amadmin YOURCONFIG reuse YOURTAPE > > Notes: > 1) AMANDA may ask for a new tape if this reduces the number of active tapes > below the tapecycle value in amanda.conf. > > 2) Index information is preserved for restores, so don't worry about being > able to restore from this tape > > 3) If you're alternating between a set of on-site and off-site tapes, you > may want to add a third set that sits idle at your office waiting to be > used. This gives you time to change tapes off-site. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:38 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Skipping a tape >> >> >>Hi, >> >>I am wondering if it is possible to safely skip a tape that happens >>to be unavailable (it was moved offsite but hasn't returned). >> >>I've looked at the $AMANDA/tapelist file and am tempted to edit, >>but am hesitating because I don't actually understand how Amanda >>uses the information. >> >>In particular, does the line position matter? The tape that Amanda >>wants is the last tape in tapelist, and it also has the earliest >>last-use date (the first field). If I wanted Amanda to just move >>to the next tape, should I just edit the date field? >>Move the line to the top of the file? Both? >> >>tia, >>d >> > >
