On Tuesday 13 March 2007 22:27, Mike Seda wrote: > Well, I think VolStatus=Archive is implemented. The latest > rel-bacula.pdf says: > > "If the Volume has another status, such as Archive, Read-Only, Disabled, > Busy, or > Cleaning, the Volume status will not be changed to Purged." > > And, Kern told me to "Be sure to mark the tapes you are taking offsite > as Archive."
Well, this is true, but it is due to the fact that only certain status values are implemented, so all the other ones such as Archive, Read-Only, Disabled, ... are not implemented, and thus Bacula does not use those volumes. > > Jason King wrote: > > Sure :) > > > > Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> I could be wrong, but I don't believe either one is implemented. :-P Do > >> I win? :) > >> > >> =R > >> > >> Jason King wrote: > >>> Not 100% sure, but archived volumes probably stay archived until their > >>> rentention period is up, then they would go into recycle which would > >>> then allow bacula to use them. Read-Only is set by the user and bacula > >>> will never change that attribute. > >>> > >>> Mike Seda wrote: > >>>> I have the same question: > >>>> > >>>> "Could someone tell me if there is a difference in the way that Bacula > >>>> handles volumes with the status "Archive" and the status "Read-Only"?" > >>>> > >>>> Did this ever get answered? > >>>> > >>>> Neal Gamradt wrote: > >>>>> All, > >>>>> > >>>>> Could someone tell me if there is a difference in the way that Bacula > >>>>> handles volumes with the status "Archive" and the status "Read-Only"? > >>>>> Does any data get removed from the database with "Archive"? I have > >>>>> some files I want to pertinently archive on a volume that I am going > >>>>> to take out of rotation, but I don't want to remove them from the > >>>>> database, that way I can restore quickly if I need to. > >>>>> > >>>>> Also, does "Disabled" remove the information for that volume from the > >>>>> database? Thanks! > >>>>> > >>>>> Running Redhat Enterprise 4.0 with Bacula 1.38.11 and a Superloader 3 > >>>>> with an S4 tape drive. > >>>>> > >>>>> Neal > >> > >> - -- > >> ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > >> > >> |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III > >> |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > >> > >> \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) > >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >> > >> iD8DBQFF9xAmmb+gadEcsb4RAlsIAJ0V3FIQ2Yc6oQZhp+m+OLPVR15/DgCfQ5OH > >> VOwm8OrIsUzzgn3JGcPXVlI= > >> =6wYl > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>- 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=DEVDE > >>V _______________________________________________ > >> Bacula-users mailing list > >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
