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Title: does backup span tapes?
Post by: BretF. on June 18, 2002, 02:03:01 AM

I know these are silly questions, but I cannot find the answers here:

Does the tape backup span tapes and prompt for another tape?
Is there a simple way to shut off Sat. and Sun. backups?
Is there any way to verify a tape back aside from this one:

http://www.myezserver.com/downloads/mitel/howto/flexbackup-howto.html

Thanks alot in advance.

Bret

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: Dan Brown on June 18, 2002, 02:16:57 AM

To the best of my knowledge, the answers are no, no, and no.

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: Des Dougan on June 18, 2002, 06:31:53 AM

The way to stop running Sat/Sun backups is to create a cron.d template fragment with the specifics of what you want to schedule. A look at the existing fragment, and "man cron" should help you.

Des Dougan

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: BretF. on June 19, 2002, 03:36:42 AM

Ok.

Is there any way to configure flexbackup to span tapes?

Thanks again.

Bret

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: Des Dougan on June 19, 2002, 08:24:54 AM

As Dan noted, no, there isn't a way. There are commercial products out there that may do what you want.

Des Dougan

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: Dan Brown on June 19, 2002, 08:28:43 AM

Actually, Des, there is even free software which will do it.  Mondoarchive is one, at http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo.

Title: Re: does backup span tapes?
Post by: BretF. on June 19, 2002, 11:07:27 PM

Thanks to all. I will check out that backup solution.

Thanks!

Bret