> I found the reason for that error in the source code:
> in file dev.c at line 385 bacula tries to rewind the fifo....
Thanks, it's ok in 2.0.x and 2.1.x now.
> But now I face the next problem. Restore by the fifo device doesn't work. I
> can restore when I use a file device. Therefore I backup some files through
> a fifo and pipe the data to a file. When I now restore the backup by
> pointing a file device to that backup file I can restore.
It's a good news
> But I couldn't manage restoring through a fifo.
At home, bacula can't find BB2 label, i will try to find why.
> So I think nobody is actually using this feature of bacula?
This functionality was broken for a rather long time.
But writing to a Fifo is a very useful feature,
if you want setup a Dummy Device....
You can test a backup without using disk or tape space and you will have a
good idea of your fd and network speed.
For this, add
Device {
Name = Dummy
Media Type = Dummy
Device Type = Fifo
Archive Device = /dev/null
LabelMedia = yes
Random Access = no
AutomaticMount = no
RemovableMedia = no
MaximumOpenWait = 60
AlwaysOpen = no
}
to your bacula-sd.conf and add Dummy Device to your bacula-dir.conf
Bye
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