Hi, On 1/10/2007 4:18 PM, Flak Magnet wrote: > I'm using an autochanger and a scratch pool for new volumes. > > Each month I remove from the autochanger all the tapes from one backup > job that uses the "CADArchive" pool. They are stored off-site. Right > now the backup spans two disks with the 2nd one about 1/2 full. > > When a job runs that needs a tape from the "CADArchive" pool, will Bacula: > > 1. Detect that there are no CADArchive volumes in the autochanger, > relabel one from the Scratch pool and run the job using that relabeled tape.
I'm unsure... that behaviour has changed in the past, and it's kind of hard to say which behaviour is best. > 2. Notice that there is an appendable volume from the CADArchive pool, > ask for it and wait until it's loaded or the maxwait time is reached. > > #1 is how I think it will behave, and how I want it to behave. > > If #2 is the behavior I should expect, what do I do to "close" the > appendable volume so Bacula will use a new tape from the Scratch pool? Set the VolStatus to "Used". Also, look up the Maximum Use Duration for volumes. And wait some time - I'll have a tool to manage your task ready some time soon. I hope :-) Arno > --Tim > (This message is also serving to test my ability to send to the list. I > couldn't before because my mailhost had no postmaster addy.) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
