On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:36 PM, John Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My question is, is this actually a good idea? Will there be any problems I > haven't anticipated, such as the two configs conflicting? For example, I > notice that there is only one /etc/amandates file that is presumably shared > by both configurations. I don't know whether the date to begin incrementals > from is from this file or from /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists.
No, it isn't a good idea, because there's a better solution that doesn't involve this sort of gymnastics: RAIT. You can set up a RAIT between the two tape devices, and then even if a drive is down, your recoveries will work fine. Dustin -- Storage Software Engineer http://www.zmanda.com
