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Q: After the Second tape is put in the tape drive, is there a command that needs to be executed to continue the backup?  
Q: After the Second tape is put in the tape drive, is there a command that needs to be executed to continue the backup?  
  is it automatic?
Q: is it automatic?
  can it sit over a long weekend without issues waiting for the next tape? (2/2/2009)
Q: can it sit over a long weekend without issues waiting for the next tape? (2/2/2009)


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Revision as of 16:50, 2 February 2009


Q: Does tape spanning only work when you're using 'tar'? or does it also work with 'dump'?

A: It should work on both tar as well as dump.


Q: Is an autoloader required to use the tape spanning capability ? or Can the tape spanning capability be used by manually changing the tapes ?

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Q: When splitting Dumps across Tapes with a single tape, tape drive, Will Amanda eject and ask for the next tape via tty / email ? (2/2/2009)

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Q: After the Second tape is put in the tape drive, is there a command that needs to be executed to continue the backup? Q: is it automatic? Q: can it sit over a long weekend without issues waiting for the next tape? (2/2/2009)

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