Hi,

On 1/16/2007 3:36 PM, Daniel Holtkamp wrote:
> Hi !
> 
> I`m not sure if this is possible so i`m asking here.
> 
> We have 4 tapedrives connected to our backupserver. Is it possible to 
> insert a blank tape into each one, bacula then starts to write to the 
> first tapedrive (labeling the tape in the process) and when that tape is 
> filled it continues to write on the second drive ? And after that the 
> third and fourth and then wait for a new tape to be inserted into drive 1 ?

Well, there was some sample posted to the mailing list quite a time ago. 
I'll look it up later...

> I would use this to migrate all disk-based volumes to one archive-pool 
> on tapes.
> 
> I got the impression that something like this would be possible with an 
> autochanger configuration.

Yes, that's what I'd suggest. Basically modify the mtx-changer script to 
symlink the devices, not call mtx.

Ths has been asked so often, I'm almost thinking about trying it :-)

Arno

> Best regards,

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