* Jean-Louis Martineau <[email protected]> [20100304 13:12]:
> Brian Cuttler wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 06:28:08AM -0500, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote:
>>   
>>> 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.
>>>     
>>
>> I'd thought those settings where available as -o options on
>> the amdump command. Single config with different lines in
>> cron so nothing is edited or copied ? Maybe an amadmin force
>> command once per week as well, just before the tape based run ?
>>   
> You can change the tpchanger with -otpchanger=.... , but changing a  
> dumptype from command lines doesn't works with dumptype inheritance, it  
> works only if it is used from the disklist, it is fix in SVN.
>
> Jean-Louis

Thank you all for the time to comment. Jean-Louis' suggestion looks enticing.

Just one remark: as someone remarked in this thread, what happens the
very first time amdump run with `strategy nofull'? The backup content
is based on what since there is no full?

What about amvault though? Is this still in the works?

thanks!
jf
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