On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, at 2:53pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > However, if you have a single file system smaller than one tape, that's > not a problem.
Nope. :-( > Also, you can use Gnu tar such that you back up directory hierarchies > separately, and therefore don't need to have the file system span tapes. The directory/file structure for this application is under constant flux, so that would make things labor intensive. I want to avoid that if I possibly can. > For example, if you have a 100GB fs, and you're using DLT IV tapes which > only take about 80GB compressed, rather than using dump to dump the entire > file system, have amanda use gnu tar to dump separate directories. ext2dump is out in any event. We're using ReiserFS. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
