>>>>> On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:52:06 -0500, Ben Hyde said:
>
> I have Bacula installed[1] and running, thanks.
>
> That installation gave me some sample configuration files. I got to
> writing up my notes as kind of self audit of my install and ...
>
> I'm so confused! I assume that if the same resource is described in
> two configuration files, and they both provide a name for that
> resource that name should be identical. Otherwise, at minimum, the
> reports created using bconsole are going to get confusing.
>
> But the storage daemon's resource, in the examples I got when I
> installed, don't follow that rule. In the director deamon's
> configuration file it's named "File" (sic), while in the storage
> deamon's configuration file it's called "elm-sd."
>
> Presumably there isn't any code to check that the names match.
>
> That's my question? Should names attributes, if given, for a given
> resource be identical across configuration files? Or is it a must?
>
> In a related matter this text appears in the bacula-sd.conf.sample file:
>
> ...
> #
> # Devices supported by this Storage Daemon
> # To connect, the Directiors'bacula-dir.conf must have the
> # same Name and MediaType
> #
>
> Device {
> Name = FileStorage
> Media Type = File
> ...
>
> Which leads one to think that the storage daemon on the director side
> should be named after the device name. Which seems wrong.
>
> Like I said I have it all working, and at this point I've changed the
> director's config file to get rid of the storage resource called
> "File". I changed it to the name used in the storage daemon's config
> file - since that's what feels correct to me. If somebody can point
> out where these sample configuration files are in the svn browser I'd
> can provide put together some patches.
The director's configuration references the names of the storage daemon's
devices, not the daemon itself. This is because a storage daemon can have
several devices. The name of the storage daemon is not used outside that
daemon's configuration file.
__Martin
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