On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 22:00 -0500, John Drescher wrote: > On 2/28/07, Paul England <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > > Thanks for your quick response, > > > > I have found another way to do it.. it really does concern me doing it > > manually, if bacula decides to change the tape in the auto changer > > before I issue the weof command I could potentially lose data :S > > > If you are worried about that and their are no current jobs running > stop the storage daemon before you do that and then start it after.
ahh I see, that's a great idea > > > Here is the method I am using: > > > > host:/#bacula > > *unmount > > *quit > > host:/#mtx -f /dev/sg0 load 5 0 > > host:/#mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > > host:/#mt -f /dev/nst0 weof > > > > Does anyone see a problem with this method? > > > Well if it fits your system than ok. I mean this is basically what > Brian said but you added a mtx command to load the tape that is in the > 5th slot of your changer to the first drive. I question that but it > may be what you wanted to do. Since you gave no details of your os > version or changer that is as much as I can help you with. > okay cool, you assumed correctly, there's an autochanger > John 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
