Hi all, I am a cpio man, and am used to getting a backup to do what I want it to (IE flexible, without to many complications). This is why Amanda is irritating me at the moment. Earlier I had the problem where I was being ask for Monday's tape (Which was a public holiday and so didn't run). After seeking your advise, I realized that Amanda needed to run with Labels. I got a hold of Monday's tape which is held offsite in the attempt to keep Amanda happy with the idea of also running Tuesday backup afterwards.
However when trying to backup (# amdump CLG), I am receiving the error: *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [tape_rdlabel: tape open: /dev/nsa1: Device not configured]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: MONDAY. I then tried to flush to tape (# amflush CLG) and get the error:*** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [tape_rdlabel: tape open: /dev/nsa1: Device not configured]. Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk. Run amflush again to flush them to tape. The next tape Amanda expects to use is: MONDAY. Aaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! -- Regards, Brendon Standing Senior Networks Administrator Club Technology +27 31 7177648
