Yes, that would be the right way to do it. This is why many people on the list have recommended having and extra tape or two in the rotation as spares.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:35 PM > To: Bort, Paul > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Skipping a tape > > > 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 > >> > > > > > > >
