On Wednesday 05 April 2006 19:57, Bruce Thompson wrote: > > You may also want to set up a split_diskbuffer in a location that can > hold at least one tape_splitsize buffer. > > I've got a 10G holding area and 4G tapes. My largest (current) > filesystem is coming in at about 15G. My tape_splitsize is set to 400M. > I have an 11GB holding area, and my tape_splitsize is set to 400M. I have about 24GB to back up.
> When my largest filesystem is backed up (I'm using GNUTAR), I see > about 400M in use in the split_diskbuffer directory, then the tapes > start filling up. > > So, setting split_diskbuffer may be the solution for you. > > Hope this helps! It confirms that I'm on the right lines, even if there are still a few wrinkles to iron out, thanks. Anne
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