Hi, On 2/8/2007 10:59 PM, G. Armour Van Horn wrote: > I haven't actually even got Bacula running yet (so many tasks, so little > time, whine, whine, whine) but I have the chance to get a tapue unit > that should cover my needs for the rest of my natural life at a > reasonable price. Specifically, a Dell PowerVault 130T 30-cell library > with two DLT7000 drives. > > The drives are obviously no problem, but is that an autoloader that > Bacula knows how to deal with?
It should... I'm not sure which manufacturer created the 130T, but I'd wager a bet that you can control it using mtx, and that's about all you need. > I also note that the autoloader depends on barcode labels for tracking > the cartridges, but it isn't clear (at least to me) in the Bacula > documentation whether or not Bacula can print these labels. No. These labels are usually not printed by the backup software. > If not, how > do you go about preparing the cartridges for use with Bacula? Either buy cartridges with barcode labels, buy separate labels, or print labels yourself. I forgot which code these labels use, but my old friend Mr. google surely knows... Printing the labels yourself might be more difficult than you expect, though: They need to be robust, should not fade, and should be printed with good quality. So you need strong paper, suitable for high-quality printing, and a printer that can handle this. Then you've got to carefully cut the paper to the right size. Or use a specialized label printer which can print label to self-adhesive tape. Don't stick the tape to the cartridge, only slide the labels into their slot. You need the right width of label tape for this, of course. And these barcode-capable label printers typically print onto thermo-sensitive tape, so your labels need the same care your tapes need. (You probably guess that I'd recommend buying pre-labeled cartridges or a package of labels.) Arno > Van > -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
