Re: 'labelstr' param in amanda.conf

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Stauffer
Thanks for the reply. I don't have multiple configurations, I'm just trying to figure out how to set things up. So it sounds like I can have a single configuration that uses the same group of tapes as defined by 'labelstr', and I use the DLE lists to break things up into manageable chunks. Then

tapetype for IBM ULTRIUM-TD5?

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Stauffer
Hi, I'm setting up amanda 3.3.4. I can't find a definiton for changer's drives (IBM ULTRIUM-TD5 LTO-5) in /etc/amanda/template.d/tapetypes Can someone point me to a source for this, or to where I can learn how to determine the params I need for the drives? Thanks -M

Re: tapetype for IBM ULTRIUM-TD5?

2014-01-16 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 06:04:14PM -0500, Michael Stauffer wrote: Hi, I'm setting up amanda 3.3.4. I can't find a definiton for changer's drives (IBM ULTRIUM-TD5 LTO-5) in /etc/amanda/template.d/tapetypes Can someone point me to a source for this, or to where I can learn how to determine

amidxtaped running amok

2014-01-16 Thread Michael Stauffer
Hi, I'm setting up amanda 3.3.4. My server is bogged down with 5 amidxtaped processes taking up a big chunk of my cpu's, and just about all of my 32 gigs of RAM. I haven't been running anything for a while, as I'm slowly working my way through the setup process. Here's all the amandabackup

Re: 'labelstr' param in amanda.conf

2014-01-16 Thread Debra S Baddorf
Since others have diverted into providing answers for your tape type, I'll resurrect this question and give some sort of an answer. Yes, you probably need just one configuration and one group of tapes labelled per 'labelstr'. You create a list of DLEs to make smaller than tarp sized chunks.