[lug] figuring out amanda config

[D. Stimits]

I'm trying to figure out how to use amanda to do a network backup to a 
machine with extra disk space (I know, drives are not a backup medium, 
but it is cheap and better than nothing). It appears that any backup 
device needs a "tapetype", and the ones I've found are all literally 
serial devices like tape drives. Is it possible to use an ordinary 
partition that is formatted and mounted? Or is it possible to use an 
ordinary partition that is not formatted or mounted as a raw device? The 
"device" I'm thinking of is just an LVM partition at /dev/mapper/backup, 
currently formatted as ext3 and mounted. Both machines are running 
fedora core. Am I out of luck, or can someone offer a clue on defining a 
tapetype for use on a normal hard drive partition? I'm not even sure 
that amanda allows such a device to be used.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net