I do know that in bcosole, you must mount the drive and then issue label
to label the media mounted in the volume. Very similar with disc backups if you aren't automatically labeling the volumes. Your choice what to name it. Bacula will then use the newly created volume for the backup job. Hope it gets you a little closer! Erich On Apr 30, 2007, at 9:02 AM, John Steel wrote: > Erich Prinz wrote: >> I can only get you pointed in the direction you need to take -- >> hopefully one with more tape savvy will chime in here. >> >> From my limited experience with tapes, there are a couple utilities >> that need to be run to make sure bacula can talk to the drive. One >> utility will write to the tape checking along the way for various >> commands. btape I believe (I've only played with this and it's been a >> few months now.) >> > Thanks for your help. > Well, I know it can talk to the drive as I've been through the > btest and > its all fine. My problem, as I hope the log showed, is the machine is > sitting there waiting for the right volume name, but what that is and > how I give it one is what is giving trouble. > > The email system looks great, I'm looking forwards to using it. After > this backup of last year is done ;-) > > -- > -------------------------- > http://www.phonewebcam.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
