Use three different configurations. use DailySet for your daily incrementals. Use Weekly_Archives for your weekly fulls Use Monthly_Archives for your monthlies
I myself have got two configurations: "DailySet1" and "Archives". They're identical except that Archives is set to rotate after 12 tapes and always does a full backup. I use the "Archives" configuration once a month to make my permanent tape archive (/usr/sbin/amdump Archives) Michael Martinez System Administrator > -----Original Message----- > From: Mozzi [mailto:linux@;mostert.nom.za] > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 7:40 AM > To: amanda > Subject: Backup schedule > > > Hi all > I need some advice on this > I am also open to other suggestions or ways that > I want to do the following: > incremental (normal)backups moday to thursday--> Daily > (4tapes rotated > weekly--> cronjob mon to fri) > Full backups fridays-->Weekly (3/4 tapes rotated mothly > cronjob fridys) > Full backups monthly-->Monthly (12 tapes rotated yearly > cronjob last day > of month) > > Daily > dumpcycle 4 # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > runspercycle 4 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just > weekdays) > tapecycle 4 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > > > Weekly > Got this setup here: > http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/28.html > dumpcycle 0 # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > runspercycle 1 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just > weekdays) > tapecycle 4 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > > > Monthly > dumpcycle 0 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > runspercycle 1 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just > weekdays) > tapecycle 12 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > > > So I will (in a while) have full backups of the previous 4/5 > weeks and > full backups of everey month for previous year. > Boss wants it this way ;-) > > Will this work? > > I hope I have been clear enough > > Mozzi > > > -- > _ > ( ) Ascii ribbon campaign against html email > X > / \ >
