> Toralf Lund wrote: > >>> Toralf Lund wrote: >>> >>>>> <snip> >>>> >>> >> No, I don't have those examples. Also, I don't quite recognise the >> syntax. What version is this example from? 2.4.3? I'm still on >> 2.4.2p2... > > yes, this is 2.4.3. >> >>> # An example of how to separate a big disk (/diskA) in multiple >>> smaller entry >>> # using GNUTAR. >>> # I suggest to always use the diskdevice in the diskname. >>> # Don't forget to use the same spindle for all entry. >> >> [ snip ] >> >>> >>> I would think you could use something like this to get your wildcards, >>> I do (at least I think I do since I have it set up to do so but >>> haven't verified). >> >> Well, yes and no. Yes, I may be able to set up everything in this >> manner. No, it was not quite what I had in mind. What I'd really like >> is some way to specify multiple *backup* disklist entries using just >> one disklist *file* entry, if you know what I'm saying. (I find it a >> bit hard to explain this due to lack of good terminology.) >> >> - Toralf > > I'm not sure I follow...I have actually used an include directive in my > amanda.conf file to include disklist, tapetype and interface and > dumptype files instead of putting it all in the amanda.conf file. If I > understand you I think you are looking for something like the following: > > # disklist wildcard > * /usr/local comp-user-tar > > in order to say "for /usr/local filesystem on all servers use the > comp-user-tar dumptype". If so, I doubt this will ever be the case > since there is no way to know the host info using this notation. No. What I want is to be able to do something like
fileserv /usr/local/* comp-user-tar and have Amanda proceed as if all sub directories of /usr/local on fileserv were listed. > I'm not familiar at all with 2.4.2 as I came into this at 2.4.3b3 and am > now running with 2.4.3. IF the example I gave in my previous email > looks more like what you are trying to do, you may want to consider > upgrading. I've heard that it is fairly painless. I definitely want the multiple exclude and include stuff, and also autoflush, so I'll upgrade soon. Just waiting another while to see if a pre-compiled binary is published for our SGI server. - Toralf
