Hi Bernd!
Am 11 Oct 2004 um 9:46 hat Postaremczak Bernd geschrieben: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 9:27 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Problems with Overland Library and Solaris 8 > > > > The "chg-zd-mtx.conf" looks like this: > > > > --- SNIP > > > > firstslot=0 > > lastslot=9 > > cleanslot=10 > > > > --- SNAP > > There I have > > firstslot=1 > lastslot=11 > cleanslot=11 > > but it's RedHat 9. Maybe it is different under solaris. Is your changer working well?? What type of changer is it?? We use a Overland LoaderXpress with a single LTO-1 drive. Maybe there is a difference between Linux and Solaris !? > > > The "disklist" looks like this: > > > > --- SNIP > > > > A /dev/sda5 always-full # 1.5G > > A /dev/sda6 always-full # 224M > > A /dev/sda8 always-full # 355M > > > > # EDVSERV > > B /dev/sdb6 always-full # 2.1G > > B /dev/sda5 always-full # 376M > > B /dev/sda6 always-full # 3.2G > > B /dev/sda7 always-full # 1.6G > > B /dev/sda8 always-full # 28G > > B /dev/sda9 always-full # 76G > > B /dev/sda10 always-full # 3.6G > > > > --- SNAP > > > > This means a total capacity for backup of round about 117G. > > I thought, 2 tapes (specified in runtapes) should be enough and > > amanda would change the needed tapes automatically. > > That's wrong. Amanda don't change needed tapes automatically. If there is a > 110 GB-dump to write to a 100GB-Tape, it won't work. So you must use two > DLE. I use two configs to write to different tapes. Maybe there are hints to > do it more clever. I'm confused. Gene Heskett wrote (on 10/2/2004): >Yes, of course you can use a changer. Amanda is used in large >installations doing hundreds of GB backups daily. They don't >have someone sitting around waiting to change tapes. Even I >don't do that in my home office. I have a six position changer >that does 12GB/tape. I set it to use two tapes -- if it needs >to use them. I.e. my normal nightly backup is about 7 or 8GB. >But if something unusual happens, it may take over 12GB. In >that case it will use a second tape. > > > Anyone any ideas??? Thanks in advance. > > HTH > > Greetings > > Bernd Greets from Stuttgart Michael
