> > I find that very strange considering that tar, dump and several other > > backup utilities support this. Amanda developers don't want to add this > > Err, *can* dump/tar span a single *file* across tapes? I'm not sure. A > single filesystem -- sure. But a file? >
>From the GNU tar manpage: "Use --multi-volume (-M) on the command line, and then tar will, when it reaches the end of the tape, prompt for another tape, and continue the archive. Each tape will have an independent archive, and can be read without needing the other. (As an exception to this, the *file* that tar was archiving when it ran out of tape will usually be split between the two archives.." When I generate a table of context for my tape it shows that the file has been continued from X byte so it seems as if it is working. > Time. Spanning support has been in the planning stages for a long time. > But the core AMANDA developers work very hard on lots of things that > aren't AMANDA. If you'd like to get in touch with them and start coding, > the contributions would be welcome. > > If you're talking about a *filesystem* rather than a file, then AMANDA can > handle that easily via multiple disk list entries using tar. > > -- > Joshua Baker-LePain > Department of Biomedical Engineering > Duke University Thanks for the clear answer... it's alot easier to stomache that they don't have the time rather than the desire. Perhaps I can contribute to this project and finally give back to the world! ;-) -CM
