On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 01:22:10PM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote: > * Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:01:13:12:30:56-0500] scribed: > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 10:17:18AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote: > > > At the end of an amanda dump, what is the optimal way to determine the > > > location/position on that tape where the dump completed? > > > > Not certain what your objective is, > > so I'm not certain in what "units" > > you might need the information. > > I am trying to track tape usage statistics over time. > > > Do these do anything for you: > > > > your amanda report shows the percent of the tape used and the number of > > bytes and files "successfully" written under the "tape usage" section > > > > USAGE BY TAPE: > > Label Time Size % Nb > > DS1-01 0:43 2536.3 21.7 25
> What does `Nb' mean? Nb, Good question. > Is that the number of DLE's on tape? No, it is the number of "tape files" written. The tape header is also a tape file as is the trailer if present. > > > also in the amanda report is "taper's" report (under Notes:) > > of the ACTUAL number of bytes and files written > > (some may have failed due to an error at the end) > > > > NOTES: > > ... > > taper: tape DS1-01 kb 2598496 fm 25 [OK] > > In your example, what does `fm 25' mean? file marks, there is one written after every tape file -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
