On Monday 11 December 2006 15:06, Jaime Ventura wrote: > Im using a tape loader with 5 tapes(all labeled and inserted in > one single pool). After a previous backup, I have removed the tape( in > which that backup was saved, from the tape loader), in order to keep it > on a vault outside the building. The other 4 tape were kept in the > tapeloader. > For that I did: > 1) on console, issued the umount command > 2) removed the tape from the tape loader, > 3)on console, issued the "update slots" command > > Please correct me if i did anything wrong int order to remove the tape. > Today, a new backup job started, but the tape I've removed wasnt on > the tape loader, so I got the following operator email message: > > 08-Dec 05:00 bserver-sd: Job dns1Backup.2006-12-08_05.00.00 waiting to reserve a device. > > > Since I would expect that, I knew which tape i should I insert on the tape loader. > But my first question is: How can bacula tell me which is the tape that he needs? > > > So, after inserting the tape back again on the tape loader, i issued the > "update slots"command and I had to wait for bacula retry the backup > and mount the tape. > That took a (long) while.(no other backup was running) > So, my second question is, is there any way to say to bacula that the > tape is there and he may continue the backup?
You probably forgot to do a "mount" after the update slots (at least it wasn't in the steps you showed above). > Thanks > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
