You want what is called cloning. I'm not sure if it has been fully implemented yet. I would like to do that also.
brian- Clyde O Goffe wrote: > Hey Peter, > > Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if this is what I want though. > If I could migrate the data to Tape but also keep the data on disk for > fast restores then that would be ideal. The Tapes will be kept > offsite. I only want to use the Tape for restores in the event that a > restore from Disk fails or if I need to rebuilt my site at a alternate > location. It seems your solution is a step in the right direction > only I need to keep the data on Disk as well. Do you know if that's > possible without having to do a separate backup to Tape of the same > data? > > -Clyde > > On 6/26/07, *Peter Eisch* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > > Hi Clyde, > > In your pool definition include the key (Next Pool) with the right > value: > > Pool { > Name = host > Use Volume Once = yes > Pool Type = Backup > Auto Prune = yes > Volume Retention = 13 days > Label Format = host- > Maximum Volumes = 15 > Recycle = yes > Storage = hostFiles > Next Pool = DSI-Tape > } > > Pool { > Name = DSI-Tape > Pool Type = Backup > Recycle = yes > AutoPrune = yes > Volume Retention = 31 days # rotate tapes monthly > Storage = TL2000 > } > > > Then create a job to do the migration. Below is an example. Take > care to note that I name my pools (separate pool for each host) > the same name as the host. Then replace the named 'host' with > the client's name. Also note the bacula server is named > '<bacula-server>'. : > > > Job { > Name = "host-migrate" > Type = Migrate > Level = Full > Client = <bacula-server>-fd > Write Bootstrap = "/u1/bacula/working/host-migrate.bsr" > FileSet = "Host Set" > Schedule = "MigrateCycle" > Messages = Standard > Pool = host > Selection Type = Volume > Selection Pattern = ".*" > Priority = 12 > } > > The Migrate cycle, at my site, fires off on Thursday nights so the > tape can be rotated on Friday. In the Migrate job, you could > change what's written to tape to be a subset of what was written > in the disk backup by manipulating the FileSet. The Migrate job > draw from the Pool using the bacula-server's FD. > > Does this help? Hopefully between the on-line manual and my > example you can find a solution. > > NB: once the backup has been migrated, you can no longer use the > disk copy of the backup in the event you need to restore. If you > restart the sd between migrate jobs (like a system reboot or > add/change to the sd.conf) the next migrate will fail appending to > the current tape. It's for these two reasons that I only migrate > weekly. > > peter > > > > > On 6/26/07 1:58 PM, "Clyde O Goffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Thanks in advanced! > > On 6/26/07, *Clyde O Goffe* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I'm interested in knowing if there is a feature that > allows you to automatically send a copy of a backup to > disk off to tape for offsite storage. I'm trying not to > have to run two separate backups of the same server but > instead just run one backup and then have it copied off to > tape. Also this way I know that the same data that's on > disk is also on tape. Any suggestions? > > -Clyde > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > <mailto: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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
