We have recently replaced a Windows-based backup server by a Linux-based one and chosen Bacula as the new backup software. With the old system we had a policy of monthly full backups to tapes labeled with the name of the month, which would be stored off-site and recycled after a year. Once a month our tape jockey would go to the bank vault, deposit the newly written monthly tape, and bring back the tape for the next month.
Reading the Bacula documentation I come to the conclusion that using Bacula that way is discouraged, and I should let Bacula choose by itself which tape to use. But then we do not know which tape to place into the bank vault and when, in order to have a backup with a defined maximum age in case of a disaster. What is the recommended way of handling this? TIA T. -- Tilman Schmidt Abteilungsleiter Technik Phoenix Software GmbH www.phoenixsoftware.de 53227 Bonn, Germany Amtsgericht Bonn HRB 2934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
