On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 01:03 -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote: > On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 09:14:43AM -0700, Tom Schutter wrote: > > Here is my bad attempt at an improvement, please do not use it verbatim: > > Here is my attempt at a revision: > > tapecycle int > Default: 15 tapes. Typically tapes are used by amanda in > an ordered rotation. The tapecycle parameter defines the > size of that rotation. The number of tapes in rotation must > be larger than the number of tapes required for a complete > dump cycle (see the dumpcycle parameter). This is calculated > by multiplying the number of amdump runs per dump cycle > (runspercycle parameter) times the number of tapes used per > run (runtapes parameter). Typically two to four times this > calculated number of tapes are in rotation. > > While amanda is always willing to use a new tape in its rotation, > it refuses to reuse a tape until at least 'tapecycle' number of > other tapes have been used. It is considered good administrative > practice to set the tapecycle parameter slightly lower than the > actual number of tapes in rotation. This allows the administrator > to more easily cope with damaged or misplaced tapes or schedule > adjustments that call for slight adjustments in the rotation order.
Your attempt is far better than mine, and it says what I meant. -- Tom Schutter (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Platte River Associates, Inc. (http://www.platte.com)
