I have been working on a configuration for backing up to disk during the evening and then copying the volume(s) to tape using a copy job during the day. I have previously only used Bacula to back up to disk volumes and need some pointers on how to solve a couple of issues that I am running out of time to resolve.
My first issue is that a copy job will only copy a volume if it has a status of full, used or error. For the most part I have always used "Volume Use Duration" when using disk volumes. This leaves the volume in append mode until the next usage, so "last nights" volumes are not selectable for copying "today". At the moment I have used "Max Volume Jobs = 1" which gives me multiple volumes in a "used" state to copy. This works and I do not have an issue with it, but I was wondering if there is away of "forcing" the Volume Use Duration" to take effect prior to the next use of the volume? My second issue is with the loading and unloading of tapes. I want to users to load and unload tapes as prompted by emails. The users will have no bconsole access. The system is Centos 5.5 with an HP Ultrium 920 LTO3 tape drive. I have tried a few things but cannot find an SD configuration that does not require the manual mounting/unmounting of tapes most of the time. Am I correct in assuming that the only way to do this reliably to is to use a "virtual auto-changer" script"? If so does the ak-mtx-changer.txt script that is on the distribution examples directory work with Bacula 5.0.3? I found some information that suggested that it does not and just what to understand what I am getting into before I go there :-) Thanks Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
