On 2008-11-05 17:53, rory_f wrote:
Um, haha. its all on the same machine. i dont think thats the case.
> Im actually finishing up a backing up a 6tb project right now using > tape_splitsize, and perhaps from now on i wont use it. we have a > system in place to breakdown folder sizes for our whole file system > here, so using just single tapes and doing root-tar whilst figuring > out tape capacities ourself isnt actually out of the question.
I'm not sure if I misunderstood you, just to be sure you understand me... These two concepts are orthogonal: - Amanda can use multiple tapes for one backup run. - Amanda can split one backup image over multiple tapes. It is only the second feature using the "tape_splitsize" parameter that makes restores more difficult. See: http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Split_Dumps_Across_Tapes But instead of dumping one enourmous DLE in one backup image, you can use the include/exclude options with gnutar to split the DLE into smaller ones, each fitting on a tape. See: http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Split_DLEs_With_Exclude_Lists Figuring out tapecapacity and optimizing tape usage is handled with the parameter "taperalgo largestfit", as explained here: http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Fill_tapes_to_100%25 -- Paul Bijnens, xplanation Technology Services Tel +32 16 397.511 Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************************** * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, ^^, * * F6, quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * * init 0, kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * ***********************************************************************
