Re: [Bacula-devel] Feature Request: Implement an 'Volume Append Duration' pool directive

2009-02-11 Thread Kern Sibbald
Unfortunately, I don't understand the explanation below -- more precisely, I don't understand what it fixes. Can anyone explain the need for this Feature Request to me? I just cannot grasp what it serves to mark a tape Used when it has been unused for a certain period. It also seems to me th

Re: [Bacula-devel] Feature Request: Implement an 'Volume Append Duration' pool directive

2009-02-11 Thread Brian Debelius
I rotate sets of tapes each day. I would like the last tape used in the backup to be marked used after a certain amount of time has elapsed. It matters not to me when the volume was first written to. For me, Volume use duration marks tapes used too early if there is a hiccup in the backup ru

[Bacula-devel] Feature Request: Migration jobs tape to tape with single drive

2009-02-11 Thread Tobias Barth
Hi, I think many users would be glad if migration jobs from tape to tape (e.g. for encrypting the data on the tapes) could be done with a single tape drive. Here is the feature request for that: Feature Request Form Item n: Migration jobs tape to tape with single drive Origin: Tobias

Re: [Bacula-devel] Feature Request: Implement an 'Volume Append Duration' pool directive

2009-02-11 Thread Kern Sibbald
I don't see the need for this feature. With the current code, there is no harm if the tape is marked used while a job is running, so please explain why this feature is needed. Regards, Kern > Item 1: Implement an 'Volume Append Duration' pool directive > > Origin: Brian Debelius, bdebelius at