I just noticed that you mentioned using the disk output driver. I believe my problem with Amanda dropping into degraded mode was specific to using the tape output driver (I use disk directories that are seen as virtual tapes). Sorry for confusing the issue...
Steve
Steven M. Wilson wrote:
Ted,
I've been using a 2 TB disk array for the past month or so and it's been working great for me without a holding disk. Using a holding disk will require more free disk space plus the additional time to transfer from the holding disk to the backup disk.
I recommend getting a patch from Jean-Louis Martineau ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) which prevents a client error from forcing Amanda to go into degraded mode. When Amanda operates in degraded mode, it will only write to the holding disk, which in my case doesn't exist. But the patch prevents client-side errors from putting Amanda into degraded mode which allows my backups to continue being written to the backup disks.
Steve
Ted Cabeen wrote:
If you're using the disk output driver to run backups to a large disk array, is there any reason to use a holding disk?
-- Steven M. Wilson, Systems and Network Manager Markey Center for Structural Biology Purdue University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 765.496.1946
