I never like using two configs. Recovery is complex.
Why not use one config? amanda don't allow it, but you can cheat.
Edit amanda.conf every days to change the tpchanger and strategy, if
could be done by a simple script, or more easily, put the difference in
separate file and use 'includefile', that way you just needs a 'cp'
before each run.
The only problem is with autoflush, if some dump are left on holding
after a run, they can be flushed to the wrong tpchanger on the next run.
Jean-Louis
Jean-Francois Malouin wrote:
Hi All,
I'm in the process of configuring a new amanda server for a rather
large raid server and I thought I might ask for help or
recommandations.
I'm planning to have on tape (LTO4) 3 or 4 sets of full backups, done
once a week and have the rest of days doing incrementals only, to
virtual tapes on disks. Obviously this will require 2 configs, the
full one running only during the weekends with `strategy noinc' and
another with `strategy nofull', done during the week days.
Anyone has done so and/or have pointers/gotchas?
Eventually when this is in production I will have to start doing
offsite archiving with some sort of D2D2T so with that in mind, what's
the status with amvault?
I'd be more than happy to provide feedbacks while I'm still in testing mode.
thanks,
jf
