I'm not entirely sure how this should work. I have an autochanger that contains various tapes (not important which model because it appears to be working correctly, just in case, it's a Exabyte VXA2-1Ux10).
Our ultimate goal is to load the changer, leave it to backup unattended, then come back and swap in the next set of tapes the next day. We are backing up enough information that it takes four to five tapes for a full backup. I have labeled our tapes (using barcodes) and loaded six into the changer. Bacula sees everything fine. The problem is, it never seems to pick a tape that's currently loaded, almost always some other tape from the pool. Since it doesn't do this until it begins backing up (which must happen overnight), how can we tell what tapes to load? How can I know which tapes Bacula wants so I can have them already loaded in the autochanger and back up unattended? Is it possible to have it adapt to the tapes that are currently available or must I make separate pools and make an overly complex setup just to achieve a simple rotation? -- Jayson Vantuyl ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
