Well, there are a couple of options I can think of off the top of my head.
1. Use a second config file for the weekend backups and add the line:
strategy noinc
in the dumptype definition
2. Do a:
amadmin config force hostname
prior to running the weekly backups.
Wayne
> Hello,
>
> In the Amanda FAQ, there is one question "How can I configure Amanda to
> perform full backups on the weekend and incrementals on weekdays?". The
> answer is "You can't."
>
> It's unfortunate that the plan above is what I need. I need to run full
> backup once a week, and incrementals on the other days. All of the
> backups will stay on disk (tapeless backup), plus the full will be put
> on tape. Disk only keeps one week (full + incrementals), and tapes keep
> 8 weeks of full-only.
>
> If Amanda manages the full and incremental using its own way. How can I
> know which one has the full, and when the full is performed, to automate
> the process of transferring to tape??
>
> Has anyone done this sucessfully and How can I do it??
>
> Best regards,
>
