On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:40:09 +0100 Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The trick that worked for me is to _not_ attempt to label disks > manually; rather, use automatic labeling - using that strategy, I can > write backups to DVD, even spanning more than one disk. > > (The problem seems to be that, even if labeling worked, Bacula would > not currently overwrite an existing volume - which would be necessary > to convert the PRE_LABEL created by labeling to the normal > start-of-volume label.) > OK, I'll give that a shot. > though, decided to migrate to disk based backups for now and I'm > currently defining what sort of tape based solution would best suit > their needs. (That's the common problem with older DDS and DVD > backups - the constant need of intervention. A fully automatic tape > based solution is usually the best way, IMO). Oh, I tend to agree. At Moore I bought a nice expensive 2-drive, 80-tape AIT library, and it kicked serious ass. But this is for me, at home, on a budget. > > Today I will not write down my experiences and the reports I know off > concerning reliability of DVD media :-) Actually, to be honest, one of the things I was trying to do here was find out for myself just how reliable DVD backups were. So far I've found only that I can't do them (yet). I might be interested in hearing some of those stories. Or at least a summary. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
