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Hello everyone!

I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are
getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find
10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead.

I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be
overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set.

Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that
all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of
the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are
40GB?

That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda
just start using the extra capacity?

Thanks in advance!

Anthony Valentine

--On Wednesday, June 02, 2004 13:28:58 -0800 Anthony Valentine <amv < at > sbsalaska.com> wrote:

Hello everyone!

I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are
getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find
10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead.

I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be
overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set.

Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that
all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of
the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are
40GB?

That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda
just start using the extra capacity?

If Amanda isn't going to have to write to the smaller tapes again, just
go ahead and modify your tapetype to the larger size and Amanda will
make fuller use of your new tapes. Recovering from the smaller tapes
will still work.

Frank

Thanks in advance!

Anthony Valentine



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Frank Smith fsmith < at > hoovers.com
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Hi, Anthony,

on Mittwoch, 02. Juni 2004 at 23:28 you wrote to amanda-users:

AV> Hello everyone!

AV> I've been using 10GB DLT tapes for my Amanda setup, however, they are
AV> getting old so I am replacing them. I saw no point in trying to find
AV> 10GB tapes, so I've purchased 40GB tapes instead.

AV> I have been replacing them one at a time the day before they are to be
AV> overwritten, and I am almost done with the entire set.

AV> Currently, because of the legacy 10GB tape capacity, Amanda thinks that
AV> all of my tapes are only 10GB. When I have finished replacing all of
AV> the tapes, is there any issue with telling Amanda that the tapes are
AV> 40GB?

AV> That is, is there anything specific that I have to do or will Amanda
AV> just start using the extra capacity?

No.

Just change your tapetype-definition to 40 gigs after all your tapes
are that size ...

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best regards,
Stefan

Stefan G. Weichinger
mailto:monitor < at > oops.co.at