Yes, it is a bit less likely to know what to expect when dumpcycle is 0 yet tapecycle and rutapes are the parameters used in deciding when to reuse a tape
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Taper_scan_algorithm In short, tapecycle - 1 tapes are always preserved. Until a tape is reused or removed, it is in the database and can be accessed. Thus, you should always be able to count on your last 3 written tapes to be available to you. Paul On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 11:41 -0500, Krahn, Anderson wrote: > Here's a question i have created a new configuration file for a second > run that will be a full offsite run. > My requirements are to have > a) a full run once a week > b) a rotation of 3 weeks before re-writing to a tape in the tape list. > > > > here are my current parameters in amanda.conf > > > dumpcycle 0 weeks # the number of days in the normal dump cycle > > runspercycle 3 # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days > -- i believe this should be "0" too. > > > tapecycle 4 tapes # the number of tapes in rotation > > My question is considering the dumpcycle is 0 would i be able to > restore from a tape that is 2 weeks old? > I believe the answer is yes becuase i dont think amanda expires data > on a tape? > > Thanks, > Anderson > > > > -- Design Engineer Zmanda, Inc. http://www.zmanda.com/
