[rescue] Re: Re: Re: how to utilize multiple tape drives in the same library/silo with Amanda...

[Ross Alexander]

> Hmmm. I wonder if it still requires the same amount of holding space but
> can split it across filesystems/disks/whatevers. i.e. if I have a 100GB
> filesystem and only 50GB of holding disk on two drives, will it chunk
> them, and cycle through? How much patience would the protocol have if the
> tape drive is slow (say, 4mm slow)? 

I haven't looked into it too deeply, but it's my understanding that the
holding disk has to be large enough to hold a chunk, not a whole
filesystem. Also, it is possible to specify multiple holding disks.


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Ross Alexander
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