Hi, Kai, on Samstag, 15. J�nner 2005 at 13:59 you wrote to amanda-users:
KZ> Hi Stefan, >> So you want to get some benefit from BUMPING to lev2 (which actually >> means the switch from level n to level n+1) after you are already on >> lev1, and this benefit should be saving tapespace because that lev2 >> backup is smaller than the lev1. KZ> that's exactly what i would like to read in the docs (Bumping KZ> means switching backup levels or so). I will look through the docs ASAP to see if this explanation really is completely missing and correct it. It's good to point me at those issues as it is sometimes hard to "forget what you know" when it comes to writing docs. Over the years one gets so used to some of the concepts that one gets a bit blind sometimes ... >> Now read again: "If AMANDA determines that the next higher backup level >> will be this much smaller than the current level, it will do the next >> level." KZ> i understand this in the context you gave - but i was KZ> completely unsure about it when i read it for the first time. KZ> please don't take it too serious - i simply think that people KZ> enjoy reading the docs more when this is clearer. Yep, goes onto my to-fix-list. >> This as a quick-n-dirty-explanation, hope this helps. KZ> perfectly - that's what i was looking for :-) So I will just cut and paste. ;-) just kidding ... -- best regards, Stefan Stefan G. Weichinger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
