Perhaps my memory is slipping, but I recall amanda would use a new tape if it encountered one. I.e. it wouldn't search for the specific tape in the past rotation if it encountered a new tape first.
The current release of amanda seems to ignore all new tapes even if there are a hundred new, labelled tapes. I've typically configured amanda with tapecycle a few less than the number actually labelled and in rotation. An benefit this obtains is when a tape goes bad, or otherwise is missing, amanda does not have to go into degraded mode because no usable tape is found. Was this an intentional change in taper policy? -- Jon H. LaBadie [email protected] JG Computing 12027 Creekbend Drive (703) 787-0884 Reston, VA 20194 (703) 787-0922 (fax)
