Jon, > To be accurate, the tapecycle is NOT a time period, > it is an integer value, the number of tapes in rotation. > Or from amanda's perspective, the number of tapes that > must be used before a tape can be used again. In my > case I have 18 tapes in rotation and have tapecycle > set to 12. Most sites probably have the tapecycle > set to equal the actual number of tapes in rotation.
Okay, I could have had "runspercycle = 2" and "tapecycle = 5", but it doesn't change the fact that I can't save any tape if I want to keep 5 run's worth of backup on hand. Ivan
