Re: tapless config, rotating 2 ext hard drives

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tapless config, rotating 2 ext hard drives
\ Mike Fahey (14 May 2008)
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Subject:	Re: tapless config, rotating 2 ext hard drives
Group:	Amanda-users
From:	Jon LaBadie
Date:	14 May 2008

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:33:37AM -0400, Mike Fahey wrote:
> Is it possible with a tapeless config
> to rotate 2 ext hard drives (connected to same sata port)
> one every other week. It would be a 7day tape cycle.
>

The top level directory for the "vtape changer" can contain
symbolic links to the actual vtape directories. That way
vtape1-7 could be links to where ever drive 1 mounts and
vtape8-14 to the other drive. If they mount at the same
point, then make sure the real vtape dirs have unique names.

I do something similar except the drives are not offline.
I use two external usb drives plus part of a hard drive for
my vtapes. And there is a collective directory that amanda
knows about with all the vtapes as symlinks.

jl
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