Robert Buurke wrote:
>> You can have multiple pools of tapes that use the same tape device;
>> there's not a problem with that. It just means you have to switch the
>> tape or have an autoloader do so.
>
>
> I understand. I do this for the Weekly (Weekly pool) & Monthly (Monthly
> pool) tape(s). These pools share the same tape device. But the switching
> of the tape (not an autoloader) is not an option.
>
>
>> Personally, I do my nightly Catalog backups on the same tape as my
>> nightly incrementals and weekly differentials.
>
>
> I'm interessed how you defined that situation in your bacula-dir.conf.
> Is it possible if I can have a look at how you accomplished that?
Sure:
# Tape pool definitions
Pool {
Name = Full
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Volume Retention = 365d
Accept Any Volume = yes
Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
Recycle Current Volume = yes
Label Format = "VXA-V17-Full-"
Maximum Volumes = 3
}
Pool {
Name = Inc
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Volume Retention = 90d
Accept Any Volume = yes
Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
Recycle Current Volume = yes
Label Format = "VXA-V17-Inc-"
Maximum Volumes = 2
}
....
JobDefs {
Name = Backup
Type = Backup
Storage = VXA1
Messages = Standard
Level = Full
Pool = Full
Full Backup Pool = Full
Differential Backup Pool = Inc
Incremental Backup Pool = Inc
RunBeforeJob = "/opt/bacula/bin/checkhost %c"
Rerun Failed Levels = yes
Schedule = Oh-Dark-Thirty
Priority = 10
}
Job {
Name = "Catalog Save"
JobDefs = Backup
Client = babylon5
FileSet=Catalog
Schedule = Catalog
RunBeforeJob = /opt/bacula/bin/dump_catalog
RunAfterJob = /opt/bacula/bin/delete_catalog_dump
Write Bootstrap = /opt/bacula/var/working/BackupCatalog.bsr
Priority = 15
}
When I do a Full backup of everything, the "Full" catalog backup (which
actually contains exactly the same data as a differential or
incremental, it's just a dump of the Bacula database) goes on the tapes
with the Full job. When I do an Incremental or Differential, the pool
is automatically overridden to use the Inc pool, so again, the catalog
backup, running after all the other jobs complete, goes onto the same
tape; only this time it's an incremental/differential tape.
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