>>>>> "AL" == Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
(first: thanks for the help!) >> 4) assuming that some of the archives are bad, what's the best way to >> fix the issue? Can I mark the volume as "Error" and will bacula >> automatically re-archive the files that were in that volume again on >> the next run through the various backup schedules? (the brunt of the >> question is really: do files get re-backed up automatically when a >> volume is marked in error, or does something else need to be done). AL> That won't work. It will be best to check which jobs have their data AL> on the disks in question (using the 'query' command) and manually AL> re-run any jobs you need. That won't work if it's an incremental backup, right? Because re-running it will take an incremental from the last one. >> 5) Should I give up and buy a tape drive (ha ha; sigh) AL> Seriously, in my opinion that would be the best thing to do... even AL> using a used DLT or LTO drive will probably be more reliable than DVD AL> backup, and tape backups, in my experience, require much less AL> administration than DVD ones, so the extra money you spend will result AL> in less time to operate Bacula in the future. Sigh... You're right, of course, but I was trying to do this without a cost-outlay since I have a DVD writer already ;-) IE, cheap but functional at-home backup solution. Hmm... I wonder if rewriting the DVD backend to write to a ISO mounted in loopback and then burn the iso would be more reliable. It'd take more scratch disk space, but wouldn't suffer from problems like this. It'd also be a lot slower since you'd have to reburn the whole disk when you added a part to the ISO. -- "In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find." -- Terry Pratchett ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
