> > > In > > > non-autochanger configurations, the StorageId is not significant since > > the > > > volume can be mounted on any device with the same Media Type. > > > > Would this argue for defining manual drives as an autochanger with a > > special/null changer device? That would allow the device selection code > > to be completely consistent regardless of device type or configuration. > > I don't understand the problem you are trying to solve.
The question is that manual tape drives are treated as a special case and there doesn't need to be a special case if we choose so. A manual tape drive can be thought of as an autochanger with a null changer device and a maximum of one slot (the drive itself) and a magazine size of 1. Using this definition would allow treating manual drives and robotic-assisted drives the same way conceptually and in the documentation. Perhaps there isn't a problem, but unnecessary special cases are a concept that bothers me, so I asked the question. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
