Isn't he describing the fabled 'clone' job?

brian-
Arno Lehmann wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 24.08.2007 14:26,, Kaiser, Viktor wrote::
>   
>>   Item 1:   Implement a Copy job type that will copy the job    data 
>> from one device to another, for example, copy from a fiel Tape to a real 
>> Tape.
>>     
>
> This is something that is discussed from time to time, and has 
> recently been mentioned again. In the archives, search for "copy 
> pool", for example.
>
> Look at item 7 in the projects file - this covers one part of your 
> feature request.
>
>   
>> Date:   24 Aug 2007
>> Origin: dihor2000 at yahoo.de
>> Contact:
>>           dihor2000 at yahoo.de
>>         
>>   Status: feature request
>> Assigned to no one
>>
>>
>>   What:   The ability to copy, data that is on a
>>           device to another device is very important.
>>
>>   Why:    I think a backup to disk to tape well be the only future of 
>> Backups. For Example a Company has to backup 3,6 TB. Then it would be a 
>> cool option to backup first to disk. After these Processes are finished 
>> a copy Job would alsou put the sam DATA on Tape.
>>     
>
> Moving data from one pool to another is already possible, this is what 
> migration jobs do. Note that migration does not duplicate the data but 
> moves it.
>
> Depending on your needs, a combination of copy pools and migration 
> might become the solution:
>
> To make sure you have a set of backups available, use copy pools, 
> sending job data to two different file storage devices.
>
> Later, migrate one set of file data to tape; or migrate both to 
> different tapes; or migrate one, again using copy pools to create two 
> tape copies of the data.
>
> This might cover some of your request.
>
> The remaining part, copying data to different media after the job 
> itself is run, might still be interesting, but I would suggest to 
> re-write your request with the above information in mind.
>
> Arno
>
>
>   
>> That means that the Produktion Server are no longer in use whit backup 
>> and if the HDD RAID crashes the data are still on Tape. In the Restore 
>> Job then you could easily choose where you took the File Tape or the 
>> real Tape. Whit these Feature Bacula will grow to an Enterprise Backup 
>> Solution that can be compared whit Veritas.
>>
>> Many thanks in advanced.
>>
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