Hi, 19.07.2007 16:57,, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:: > Hello *, > > I'd like to configure a Bacula 2.0.3 so that: > 1. It makes backups on DVD... > 2. ...with the usual schedule full/monthly,diff/weekly,incr/daily > 3. it asks the backup operator to insert a new DVD before a few hours > before each full backup > 4. it refuses to make the full backup if the DVD is not a blank DVD > 5. it retains all the backups indexes in the catalog for all time > > I've managed to configure points 1 and 2 (obviously, they are nearly done > with default config).
True... > I guess that point 3 can be done with a new job to be scheduled say at > 10:00 am the first monday each month, but please confirm me that's the > right way. I'd do this differently... Write a small script that checks if the DVD drive has a disk mounted. If it hasn't, use the dvd+rw-tools to check it a blank DVD is loaded. If it isn't, mail the operator. Of course you could run this as an admin job, too. > I've no idea about how to implement point 4. If I understand you correctly, simply setting the volume use time in a way that the volume is definitely marked as "Used" when the new round of jobs start should be enough. > Maybe point 5 can be done by raising to 50 years the volume retention time > (Verbatim guarantees DVD 50 years :D ) but I need your advice here also. Try retention times of 0 (zero, not big O :-) - that should work. Also, make sure the pool with your DVDs has recycle=no and autoprune=no. And then keep your fingers crossed... I really doubt that, after more than a few years, DVDs are still useable. Also, make very sure you've got a DVD writer that, with your disks, creates disks that are (almost) error free. That seems to be rather difficult to achieve, and you'll need a specialized lab to verify this for you... (I'm getting my information from a number of articles in the german c't magazine). Actually, I think that to ensure best chances of data readability after long term storage, you'll need a combination of DVD drive, DVD disks, and writing speed that will be difficult to determine. And you'll need a perfect storage environment. Arno > Thanks for any help. > > Lucio. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
