On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Inno <[email protected]> wrote: >> Message du 01/12/09 à 16h13 >> De : "John Drescher" <[email protected]> >> A : [email protected], "bacula-users" <[email protected]> >> Copie à : >> Objet : Re: [Bacula-users] Rotation tape problem >> >> >> > I need some help. I have a problem with bacula-sd options for a weekly >> > tapes rotation. >> > I have a LTO-4 and bacula 2.4.4-1 on a debian amd64. >> > Every week I change the tape by another. I have 5 tapes but one slot. >> > But when I change the tape and i run a backup I have a problem. Bacula >> > want the last tape and don't accept the new one. I want configure bacula >> > for it load automatically the tape. >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > >> > Example : >> > >> > Monday to Thursday night : Tape-0001 : Backup OK >> > >> > Friday : I eject Tape-0001 and I insert Tape-0002 >> > >> > Friday : I type "bconsole -> status -> storage" >> > - Response --> "Device is not open" >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : Tape-0001" >> > >> > Friday Night : Tape-0002 : Backup Error >> > >> > Friday Night : I type "messages" >> > - Response --> Error Intput/output >> > >> > Friday Night : I type "bconsole -> status -> storage" >> > - Response --> "Device is blocked and waits mount Tape-0001" >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : Tape-0001" >> > >> > I restart bacula-sd >> > >> > I type "bconsole -> status -> storage" >> > - Response --> "Device is not open" >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : No used volume" >> > >> > And now backup with Tape-0002 it's ok ! :-S >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > >> > bacula-sd.conf : >> > Device { >> > Name = PV-114 >> > Media Type = LTO-4 >> > Archive Device = /dev/st0 >> > AutomaticMount = yes; >> > AlwaysOpen = no; >> > RemovableMedia = yes; >> > RandomAccess = no; >> > Label Media = yes; >> > Volume Poll Interval = 2 minutes; >> > } >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > >> > Have you got any idea ? >> > >> >> This is the expected default behavior. I mean bacula will always want >> to use the last volume with the Append status. Putting other volumes >> in the drive that do not have this status will not force bacula to >> recycle the current volume. You can set several settings in your >> configuration to make bacula work the way you want. >> >> Please post your Pool resource. >> >> John > > > Hi John, > > Thanks for your response. > > In bacula-dir : > Pool { > Name = Default > Pool Type = Backup > Recycle = yes > AutoPrune = yes > Volume Retention = 5 weeks > } > > Forgot options ? :/ >
You probably want to add Volume Use Duration = 5 days John -- John M. Drescher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
