>>>>> On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:11:08 -0400, Shon Stephens said: > > that is my question. My mtx-changer script currently contains > > mt -f $device rewoffl > > in the "unload" routine. I don't believe that my tapes should be being > rewound, but I'm just not sure. Basically, if the tape is in PoolA and a job > runs that needs a tape from PoolB, it will rewind the tape from PoolA, > unload it, and load the tape from PoolB. The next job could need the tape > from PoolA, if this tape gets loaded, will it being rewound previously cause > Bacula to overwrite data? Or will Bacula seek the tape to find where to > append to? > > Also, when I need to change magazines in my autochanger, should I rewind the > tapes first? The next time the tapes go back into the magazine, they will be > overwritten.
Bacula appends to the tape if it is marked as Append in the catalog. You should see messages from the Storage Daemon like this: Volume "MyVolume" previously written, moving to end of data. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
