On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Christopher Dick <jcdi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: John Drescher <dresche...@gmail.com> > To: Christopher Dick <jcdi...@yahoo.com> > Cc: bacula-users <Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:21:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Restoring from tapes notin library > >> Okay, so then here is the run of events as I understand them: >> >> 1. issue restore command >> 2. get prompted for needed volumes > > Bacula will discover that the needed volume (not volumes) is not in > the changer then it will block and prompt you (in the messages even > by email if you have that set up) to insert the volume. It will also > unload whatever volume is in the drive that it selected. > > You insert the volume. > >> 3. insert first needed volume in mailslot > > Then wait till the changer has finished inventory. > >> 4. issue update slots >> 5. Bacula ejects current appendable volume from drive > > No. Bacula will probably remain blocked. This is fixed by issuing the > mount command inside the bacula console. > >> 6. Bacula loads needed volume and reads >> 7. Bacula ejects first volume and returns it to mailslot > > Bacula will put the tape back in the mailslot, then prompt for the > next volume. Just repeat what you did above .. > >> 8. remove first volume and insert second volume >> 9. issue update slots >> 10. Bacula retrieves second volume from mailslot and reads >> 11. Bacula returns second volume to mailslot >> 12. Remove second volume from mailslot >> 13. Issue update slots to inform Bacula that mailslot is empty >> >> Is this correct then? >> > > I added my comments.. > > John > > --- > > For some reason, Bacula is not updating the contents of the mailslot. It > acknowledges that there are 20 slots in the library, but only lists 19 of > them when displaying the "update slots" output. Do I need a specific > parameter on the update command other than "update slots"? >
Try update slots a second time. I will explain if it worked. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
