#list media pool
Defined Pools:
1: Default
2: Scratch
3: SATA250POOL
4: SATA15TBPOOL
5: Daily File backup pools
6: Weekly File backup pools
7: Tape Backups Pool
8: Tape Backups Pool - weekly
Select the Pool (1-8): Unexpected question has been received.
8
No results to list.
#
-----Original Message-----
From: John Drescher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:50 AM
To: Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Bacula-users] Fwd: Can't do tape backups - "Cannot find any
appendable volumes"
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Drescher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Can't do tape backups - "Cannot find any
appendable volumes"
To: Arch Willingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Arch Willingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Y'all will laugh but I have tried and tried but I am lost on how to backup to
> tape. When I run "/root/bacula/bin/btape -c bacula-sd.conf /dev/nst0", the
> test runs correctly. I have tried to set up a tape job but it stops with this
> message:
>
> 16-Oct 06:05 localhost-sd JobId 227: Job
> GROUP_Tape_only_files.2008-10-13_23.05.07
> waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes.
> Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for:
> Storage: "Sony_SDX-400V" (/dev/nst0)
> Pool: Tape Backups Pool - weekly
> Media type: 8mmAIT-1
>
>
> My goal is to have four tapes.....each gets a full backup every Friday night.
> The next Friday, that tape gets pulled and Bacula just backs up to the new
> tape that night.
>
> I think the pertinent sections from bacula-dir.conf are shown below:
>
> Job {
> Name = "GROUP Tape only files"
> Type = Backup
> Level = Full
> Client = localhost-fd
> FileSet = "GROUP Tape files"
> Schedule = WeeklyCycle
> Storage = "Tape Backups"
> Pool = "Tape Backups Pool - weekly"
> Messages = Standard
> }
> Storage {
> Name = "Tape Backups"
> Password = xxxx
> Address = 1x.xx.xx.xx
> SDPort = 9103
> Device = Sony_SDX-400V
> Media Type = 8mmAIT-1
> }
> Pool {
> Name = "Tape Backups Pool - weekly"
> Pool Type = Backup
> Volume Retention = 30 days
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> # Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
> Use Volume Once = yes
> }
>
>
> Can anyone help get me started?
>
>
Your volume retention is probably too long.
Give us the result of
list media pool="Tape Backups Pool - weekly"
John
--
John M. Drescher
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
