https://www.bacula.org/whitepapers/CommunityDiskBackup.pdf
Other options is to use software for vtl, as you have been told: mhvtl or Quadstor. Each one with its compression algorithm. On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 9:23 AM Peter Milesson via Bacula-users < bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am building a new backup server that is going to replace the old one. > The old backup server uses Bacula ver. 9.2.2 with a virtual tape library > (mhvtl). I have found mhvtl a bit tricky, mostly when updating the OS > (CentOS 7.8), as it is necessary to recompile the mhvtl kernel driver. > Mhvtl also seems a bit outdated, with intermittent development and > updates, also problematic with newer and coming Linux kernel versions. I > also want to jump off the RedHat train, as I see it deviate more and > more from mainstream Linux. Therefore, I would prefer to choose another > solution. > > I have studied the Bacula documentation and it seems to be possible to > use disk based backup with auto changer role. I plan to use volumes with > a size of around 200Gbytes, making the setup fairly flexible, not making > a too big hole when volumes need to be purged. Total disk space is > around 30TB. > > If somebody has got experience with disk based, multi volume Bacula > backup, I would be grateful about some information (tips, what to > expect, pitfalls, etc.). > > Best regards, > > Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- ############################# # Sistema Operativo: Debian # # Caracas, Venezuela # #############################
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