On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 at 12:35am, Joe Rhett wrote > I don't think this is the answer. The real answer is that the filesystem > it is trying to flush was 53gb in size when you put all the chunks > together. That won't fit on a 33gb tape. > > 1. Why aren't we backing up chunks to different tapes yet? Amanda is the > only backup software which doesn't handle this.
As has been mentioned (and as a simple search of the archives would tell you), there is a spanning patch out there being tested by various folks. You could be one of them. > -and more importantly- > > 2. Why is it trying to back up 53gb to a 33gb tape definition? > This can happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes a DLE grows between estimate time and dump time. If you're using software compression and it's a relatively new DLE (or the nature of the data changes), amanda's estimate of the compressed size can be inaccurate. It's *impossible* to anticipate every situation, although I believe amanda does a pretty good job. I do agree, however, that the taping logic could be smarter when images on disk are too big for either the tape or how much tape is left. As an aside, I really think you need to rethink your attitude. Your subject line is incredibly unprofessional, as is your general attitude toward the amanda community. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
