On Tuesday 10 October 2006 11:17, Jonas Björklund wrote: > Hello, > > A file device can't write on more then one volume at the same time.
Yes, and neither can a tape drive. > I have many pools, and each pool has it's own volumes. > > I have tried to create a file device for each pool but it's not a nice > solution if you have many pools. It is probably what I would recommend. > > Can I create a file based autochanger? > Yes, there is already a "disk-changer" script in the scripts directory (I forgot when it first appeared, but in any case, it is in the beta releases). There are a number of downsides to using a file based autochanger that I have previously discussed on this list. I think I might even have put them in the development manual ... With a little bit of cleaver scripting, one could modify the existing disk-changer.in script to eliminate most or all the downsides ... However, you are pretty much on your own. Regards, Kern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
