Hi, 01.11.2007 15:51,, Ondrej Planka wrote:: > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 11:36:55 +0100 > >> On Thursday 01 November 2007 11:20, Ondrej Planka wrote: >>>>> Dear list, >>>>> >>>>> after installing new version of Bacula (2.2.5 + nextvol patch) and start >>>>> up Jobs(each Job has different Pool) numbering of new label Volumes >>>>> growing up regardless Pools. >>>>> >>>>> It is quite problem, any advice? >>>> Well, from your explanation, sorry, but I don't have any idea what the >>>>> problem you are trying to describe is. :-( >>> For example: I have 3 clients for backup (for each client different Job, >>> FileSet, Storage and Pool configuration). As storage device I use disk >>> area. In previous version of Bacula (1.38.11, 2.2.4) when Jobs started and >>> label new volume name and numbering of this volume growing up in sequence, >>> e.g. >>> >>> Pool1: (For client 1) >>> VolumeClient1-0001 >>> VolumeClient1-0002 >>> >>> Pool2: (For client 2) >>> VolumeClient2-0001 >>> VolumeClient2-0002 >>> >>> --It is very good. >>> >>> But now, Bacula 2.2.5 + nextvol patch, numbering of these volumes are >>> without regard pool, e.g. >>> >>> Pool1: (For client 1) >>> VolumeClient1-0001 >>> VolumeClient1-0002 >>> >>> Pool2: (For client 2) >>> VolumeClient2-0003 >>> VolumeClient2-0004 >>> >>> --It is quite problem. >> With the prior code there was the possibility of failures if the user >> created >> holes in his Volume numbers by deleting them. The new code assigns a unique >> number. If you absolutely need sequential volume numbers, then you will >> need to find another method of numbering them -- either do it with >> Variables, >> Python, or manually (you can pre-label as many volumes as you want). >> > > Thanks for a advice, but for better Volume management is sequential volume > numbers.
I disagree here... (those of you reading the list a bit longer probably noticed that before :-) In my experience, Bacula can handle the volume management quite reliably. The need for telling names is usually necessary to male life easier for the operators (and with barcode-labeled tapes, that can be a bit difficult, too). If you need to handle the volumes manually, it might be best to write the necessary support functions into a script of your own (which reminds me of something...) > Problem with relabeling volumes are that these volumes MUST BE Purged or > Recycled before relabeling :( > > Any advice? Either implement the necessary function as a sql query to be executed by the 'query' command (which *I* wouldn't do, add the necessary functionality to the core Bacula code (which I *can't* do), or add some script externally (which is *my* solution, usually). It might be a great idea to use Baculas embedded python capabilities, but I haven't tried that yet. In your situation, as you seem to want volumes names numbered sequentially per pool, I think the python hook for new volume creation would be the simplest approach (and a good reason to not drop python from Bacula :-) Arno > Thanks a lot Kern. > >> I personally don't see the problem, since Bacula knows quite well what >> Volumes >> contain what, and in the prior scheme one was not always guaranteed of >> having >> sequential volume numbers, though out of sequence numbers only happened when >> you deleted volumes. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Kern >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel > -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
