Frank Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you have sufficient holding disk space, just don't insert a tape > a couple of times per week. If you set 'autoflush yes' in your > config it will write whatever is in your holding disk to tape when > amanda runs and a tape is available.
Someone on this list gave me this useful suggestion. I dump to holding disk every night then autoflush to tape on fridays. In amanda.conf use /dev/fridaytape as your dump device, then use something like this in crontab: 0 14 * * 1-4 /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -c -m config 0 19 * * 1-4 /usr/local/sbin/amdump config 30 12 * * 5 ln -s /dev/nst0 /dev/fridaytape; /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -m config 0 19 * * 5 /usr/local/sbin/amdump config; rm /dev/fridaytape Note that on Fridays I load my tape at 12:30 in case I want to leave early (very important). Also note the -c switch to amcheck because a missing /dev/fridaytape causes complaints. Steve -- Steven J. Backus Computer Specialist University of Utah E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Biomedical Informatics Alternate: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 391 Chipeta Way -- Suite D150 Office: 801.587.9308 Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1266 http://www.math.utah.edu/~backus
