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Specify the type of backup medium. Templates are defined in <tt>/ | Specify the type of backup medium. Templates are defined in <tt><CONFIG_DIR>/<config>/template.d/tapetypes</tt>, except for <tt>HARDDISK</tt>, which is customarily defined in {{man|5|amanda.conf}}. You can add your own (if you do, [http://www.amanda.org/support/mailinglists.php please share it]). Then use a specific template to define your tapetype for each configuration in {{man|5|amanda.conf}}. | ||
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Revision as of 00:02, 30 July 2010
Specify the type of backup medium. Templates are defined in <CONFIG_DIR>/<config>/template.d/tapetypes, except for HARDDISK, which is customarily defined in amanda.conf(5). You can add your own (if you do, please share it). Then use a specific template to define your tapetype for each configuration in amanda.conf(5).
For example:
tapetype HARDDISK # what kind of tape it is
...
define tapetype HARDDISK {
comment "Virtual Tapes"
length 5000 mbytes
}