Hi Mathias,

> Is it in fact possible to replace eg tape 13 when it dies
> with another tape 13 and to re-use that exactly in the
> same sequence? I suspect one will have to at least
> force a new level 0 of everything that isnot due so that
> one does not lose out?

yes, see for example the dirty method:
https://wwws.cs.ait.ac.th/amanda/operator.shtml#replace

> How can I make Amanda ask for a tape by name even
> if I just started the first cycle( in which case it
> always requests a 'new tape' wven though all tapes are
> already in the tapelist after beinglabelled)?

Run the first cycle by hand, and next amanda will knwo what tape to ask for :)

Olivier

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