I'm setting up Amanda for the first time and would like to configure it for our existing backup strategy. We want to do complete backups nightly during weekdays, i.e. Monday-Friday night. Once a week, let's say Wednesday, we want to take one tape to an off-site vault and bring another tape back, meaning we'd be taking a tape out of the normal rotation and bringing another one back into the rotation. We'd want to have a minimum of 4 tapes in rotation (3 here and 1 off-site), possibly a few more, but not a huge number of tapes. All will be complete backups, no incrementals.
What parameters would work best in Amanda for doing this with a minimal need for manual "adjustments" during the week? Is it possible to just take a tape out of the rotation for a week and give Amanda a different tape than it expects, or does a person have to tell Amanda they've done this each time they do it? Thanks for any help or tips anyone might have! David
