On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 11:02 -0500, Misty Stanley-Jones wrote: > Yes I have read the chapter. The problem here is that I need a separate > volume for each backup of each client, because I archive them to tape > afterward for offsite storage. I need monthly for 6 months, weekly for 1 > month, and daily for 1 month. I am having a hard time figuring out a > numbering scheme that will recycle the volumes correctly regardless of how > many weeks/days are in a month. I have resigned myself to having 4 weeks > instead of 1 month, but it will be very confusing to me to cycle through 30 > days. What happens in February or any 31-month day? To figure out which > offsite backup I need, I will have to get out a calendar and go through the > months figuring out which week or day I am going to land on.
Keep in mind, when a volume is recycled it is not re-labeled. Only the first time the volume is created is it labeled. -- Jesse Keating GameHouse -- Systems Engineer ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
