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The information is in the manual.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> here's my device definition:
>
>
> Device {
> Name = Drive-1 #
> Drive Index = 0
> Media Type = DLT-8000
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes;
> RemovableMedia = yes;
> RandomAccess = no;
> AutoChanger = yes
> # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
> # If you have smartctl, enable this, it has more info than tapeinfo
> # Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -H -l error %c'"
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'smartctl -l %c'"
> }
>
> and my pool's definition in the director is :
>
> # An optimized pool definition for recycling tapes
> Pool {
> Name = Default
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle
> Volumes
> AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
> Volume Retention = 2 days # less than one week
> Volume Use Duration = 2 days
> Catalog Files = yes
> Label Format = "ilemTape-" # Label the Tapes automatically
> after pruning
> Purge Oldest Volume = yes # Search for the oldest used
> Volume in the Pool when another volume is requested by the sd and none
> are available
>
> # Use Volume Once = yes
> }
>
> How can I limit my pool to 7 tapes Ryan ?
>
> Thanks for helping
>
>
>
> ----- Message d'origine ----
> De : Ryan Novosielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> À : Michel Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED]; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Envoyé le : Lundi, 1 Octobre 2007, 14h08mn 05s
> Objet : Re: [Bacula-users] The 8th Tape
>
> Michel Meyers wrote:
>> Arno Lehmann wrote:
>>> Hi,
>
>>> 01.10.2007 11:30,, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote::
>>>> ---OpenSUSE 10.2, dir, sd, fd; Bacula 2.0.3; HP-Ultrium 1x8 Autoloader
>>>> (with 7 slots full and one empty )---
>>>> ---WindowsXP SP2, fd; Bacula 2.0.3---
>>>>
>>>> Hi the List,
>>>>
>>>> I have an autoloader of 8 slots but only 7 are full (one is empty), so
>>>> bacula always ask for the 8th tape once the other tapes are full ! so
>>>> how could I tell to bacula to use only 7 tapes and not 8 ? so I can
>>>> avoid receiving such mails (below) in the week-ends ?
>>> Bacula really is not very interested in the slots in your autochanger.
>>> It does keep its own inventory of the available tapes. So you probably
>>> need to update the catalog - 'update slots' would be the command for
>>> this - or set up your pools to contain only the volumes you want to use.
>
>> Also note that, if all the other tapes run full and the remaining tape
>> is marked as usable, Bacula will request it, no matter whether it is in
>> the autochanger or not. To prevent that, mark the tape as used and/or
>> ensure that there's always a usable tape in the autochanger (ie recycle
>> them more frequently if required...).
>
> Sounds to me like he has automatic labeling turned on and does not limit
> his pool to 7 tapes.
>
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