On 02/05/14 14:15, Nick Allevato wrote: > We currently have a dataset of ~800 GB. Due to cost restrictions, I am > running an older single-drive LTO3 tape. I can usually get about 450 GB > of data on those tapes.
> The issue is that the full backup does not seem to complete. Bacula > looks at the dataset and says “ok, no full backup, let’s do one.” then > the tape fills up. Insert new tape, and the backup seems to start over, > never completing the initial full. > 1. Will bacula span a full backup across multiple tapes? > 2. Is it possible to have bacula write a single job (full or > incremental) across multiple tapes given that the job size exceeds the > tape capacity/free space? > 3. If so, are there any specific job setting/flag considerations I > should look at? Nick, I'm currently backing up about 1.2TB per full-backup cycle onto LTO4 tapes which I get around 780GB-820GB per tape onto. Bacula simply requests a new tape at the point that the first one fills up, without me having to do anything special to enable that behavior. Perhaps you could post your configuration (properly sanitized of course)...? -- Phil Stracchino Babylon Communications [email protected] [email protected] Landline: 603.293.8485 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
