--On Thursday, October 16, 2003 16:25:48 +0100 Tom Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > tapecycle 20 tapes: >> > number of tapes to use per dumpcycle of 2 weeks. 10 tapes X 2 dumpcycles > = >> > 20 tapes. >> >> Yes, but you really should have an extra tape or two in there to lessen >> the chance of a failed backup overwriting your last full backup. You >> should really consider doubling that number so you always have two copies >> in case one should error on a restore (in which case you would lose your >> newest data but you could at least still recover older files.). > > really? in my case i allways have tapecycle as dumpcycle*runspercycle > > is that bad? Sorry, it was too early in the morning for me to comprehend. I somehow got the idea that his tapecycle = runspercycle, completely missing the fact he had double the runspercycle. Having extra tapes never hurts, though. Frank > > e.g ... > > dumpcycle 1 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > runspercycle 5 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just > weekdays) > tapecycle 5 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > > or another config.... > > dumpcycle 2 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > runspercycle 10 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just > weekdays) > tapecycle 10 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
