>>> I don't think it will. It sounds like the "relabel" command actually >>> requires you to first trash the volume; ie, remove it from the pool, >>> remove any data on it, etc. It's like starting over. I don't want to >>> do that. I have jobs running on the tape. In fact, one job was >>> part-way done on one tape, it filled that tape, and then I put in this >>> new tape on which I fubar'ed the label. All I want to do is rename the >>> tape. Can I do that? I get the feeling I can't. >>> >> >> You can, but it involves some hackery and is of course completely >> unsupported. >> >> Step one: Shut down Bacula. >> Step two: edit the volume's name in the SQL database (everywhere you >> find it). >> Step three: Start btape and use the 'writelabel' command to write the >> new label to the tape. >> Step four: Start Bacula again. >> >> At this point, you should have your tape with the label you wrote to it >> and the database showing the new name. I cannot guarantee though that >> this won't wipe your data or screw up your catalog in some way. >> >> Greetings, >> Michel >> >> > Thanks, Michel. I had a feeling that such was the case. Sounds like > I'd probably be better off living with the error in the tape label, and > just being aware in the future that I REALLY need to watch what I'm > typing when labeling a tape. > > Or I could somehow pause bacula (I assume there is a way to do this so > it won't run pending jobs), remove the tape from the pool and format it, > then put it back into the pool and start over. And this time I'd be > extra careful to type the label correctly. The only problem with this > method is that I lose all my backup data.... > Maybe you could consider labeling the tapes in advance in the future? Thus, if you realize there is an error, you can relabel the tape before it is taken into use.
Btw, does Bacula now have some tools for transferring backup data from one volume into another? "Migration" or something like that... haven't ever needed it, but maybe it could help here? Regards, Timo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
