On Monday 09 October 2006 21:29, Arno Lehmann wrote: > Hello, > > On 10/9/2006 12:00 PM, Benjamin Zeller wrote: > > On Monday 09 October 2006 11:46, Arno Lehmann wrote: > >>Hi, > >> > >>On 10/9/2006 9:46 AM, Benjamin Zeller wrote: > >>>On Friday 29 September 2006 16:24, Benjamin Zeller wrote: > >>>>On Friday 29 September 2006 12:02, Arno Lehmann wrote: > >> > >>how to add second storage device, disk based, to an existing setup and > >>move volumes around... > >> > >>>Isn't there anyone who might provide a step-by-step-howto? I'd be very > >>>pleased. > >> > >>Not exactly step-by-step (but I could guide you through the process, > >>provided A) you pay me :-) and B) I can get remote access to your Bacula > >>/ catalog server)... > > > > Hi Arno, > > > >>Rough outline: > >>Attach the second drive, partition, mkfs etc., so you have the storage > >>area ready. > >>Create the second storage device. > >>Modify your pools. Make sure they have a different Media Type. > >>Set up the jobs to use the pools as required (I like the new way of > >>assigning a storage to a pool, YMMV). > >>Move the volumes that should be assigned to the new pool to the new > >>directory. > >>Change the volume parameters so that, for each volume, the Media Type > >>and the Pool correspond to the actual layout. > > > > That's where I still have some questions. Some days ago you wrote > > something about updating DB. What I don't know (yet) is: in which tables > > do I need to do an update and on which fields? > > You need to update the Pool association and the Media Type so the > existing volumes fit to your modified setup. The pool association can be > changed using the 'update volume' command in bconsole. The Media Type, > as far as I know, can only be changed by accessing the catalog database > directly.
Ah, okay, I'll try to figure this out when I'm on customers site again and the new HDD was setup. "update volume" sounds good, I guess that I'll manage to find out the usage. > > So, for example, you do something like 'UPDATE Media SET > MediaType="FileNoMedia" WHERE VolumeName="Whatever";' with your catalog > database frontend - which might even be bconsoles 'sqlquery' command. OK, I'll take a look with phpmyadmin, how situation shows up and then try to update and restore. > > Obviously you'd only do this if you know what you do and have a current > catalog database backup... > Well, that is why I was asking, to get knowledge on what I'm doing, I guess I'm on a good path :-) Backup of catalog DB is to be taken for granted. I'll do another one right before I'll start to "mess around", a SQL dump shouldn't be too difficult ;-) > >>Do test restores from both pools. > >>Fix any remaining errors ;-) > > > > I'll do ;-) Thanks a lot. > > Hope this helps you get it done... Looks like that very much, thanks a lot again mate. > > Arno > Benni > >>Arno > > > > Benni > > > >>>Kindly regards, > >>> > >>>Benni > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > >>>Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > >>>your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > >>>cash > >>>http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDE > >>>V > >>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Bacula-users mailing list > >>>Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > > your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > > cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Benjamin Zeller Ing.-Büro Hohmann Bahnhofstr. 34 D-82515 Wolfratshausen Tel.: +49 (0)8171 347 88 12 Mobil: +49 (0)160 99 11 55 23 Fax: +49 (0)8171 910 778 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ibh-wor.de
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