> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <manga...@hotmail.com> > Date: Mon, May 3, 2010 at 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Maximum concurrent jobs for devices > To: John Drescher <dresche...@gmail.com> > > > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:34 PM, <manga...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> On 05/03/10 08:35, John Drescher wrote: > > >> > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:16 AM, <manga...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> >> Greetings, > > >> >> > > >> >> I'm using Bacula Version: 5.0.1 (24 February 2010) > > >> >> x86_64-pc-linux-gnu over Gentoo Linux. I've upgraded to be able to > > >> >> use some new features such as "Maximum Concurrent Jobs" for > > >> >> devices. Actually it seems to does not work (at least for me!). If > > >> >> I start 2 different jobs at the same time the 2nd is waiting to > > >> >> reserve a drive. > > >> >> > > >> >> If I try to get status for storage from bconsole during the jobs I > > >> >> get: > > >> >> > > >> >> Running Jobs: > > >> >> Writing: Full Backup job BACKUP-vps-serverone JobId=742 > > >> >> Volume="VOLUME-Full- vps-serverone-0362" > > >> >> pool="POOL-FULL-vps-serverone" device="bkp12-disk" (/bacula) > > >> >> spooling=0 despooling=0 despool_wait=0 > > >> >> Files=1,634 Bytes=34,226,389 Bytes/sec=2,139,149 > > >> >> FDReadSeqNo=13,839 in_msg=9397 out_msg=5 fd=5 > > >> >> Writing: Full Backup job BACKUP-vps-servertwo JobId=743 > > >> >> Volume="VOLUME-Full- vps-serverone-0362" > > >> >> pool="POOL-FULL-vps-servertwo" device="bkp12-disk" (/bacula) > > >> >> spooling=0 despooling=0 despool_wait=0 > > >> >> Files=0 Bytes=0 Bytes/sec=0 > > >> >> FDSocket closed > > >> >> ==== > > >> >> > > >> >> Jobs waiting to reserve a drive: > > >> >> 3608 JobId=743 wants Pool="POOL-FULL-vps-servertwo" but have > > >> >> Pool="POOL- FULL-vps-serverone" nreserve=0 on drive "bkp12-disk" > > >> >> (/bacula). ==== > > >> > > > >> > The problem is each job uses a different pool and only 1 volume can > > >> > be loaded in a device at a time so the second job has to wait. > > >> > > >> If it's a hard requirement that the two jobs use separate pools, you > > >> could create a second disk storage device on the same physical device. > > >> > > >> You could also possibly look into using the vchanger. > > > > > > Thank you Phil, the first solution sound nice to me. I am trying to use > > > the configuration described here: http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x- > > > manuals/en/main/main/Basic_Volume_Management.html (it looks like the > > > same you suggested, the only difference is that I use the same folder > > > for all devices). > > > > > > I've setup all my "alias devices" to use the same folder /bacula to get > > > the tapes. But the storage daemon seems to does not recognize the old > > > tapes created from different devices on previous jobs, because with > > > storage status from console I get: > > > > > > Device "bkp12-disk-e" (/bacula) is not open. > > > Device is BLOCKED waiting to create a volume for: > > > Pool: POOL-FUL-bkp13 > > > Media type: File12e > > > > > > It looks like very strange to me, because if I restart the job o the > > > original device it work as expected. Both devices are on the same > > > storage daemon and use the same folder. > > > > > > What can be? > > > > Do you have volumes of Media type File12e in your POOL-FUL-bkp13 pool > > already? > > > > > > Please post the output of > > > > list media pool=POOL-FUL-bkp13 > > > > John > > No I do not, all the volumes were created from File12 and not from File12e. > Should I edit the pool? > > +---------+---------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+--- > -------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+----------- > ----------+ > > | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes | > > VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType | > LastWritten > > +---------+---------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+--- > -------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+----------- > ----------+ > > | 116 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0116 | Used | 1 | 58,972 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-05-03 17:47:23 > | > | 119 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0119 | Purged | 1 | 55,944 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-04-26 09:58:05 > | > | 124 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0124 | Used | 1 | 58,852 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-04-28 08:10:50 > | > | 127 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0127 | Used | 1 | 58,848 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-04-30 09:15:07 > | > | 136 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0136 | Used | 1 | 58,906 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-05-02 08:37:03 > | > | 145 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0145 | Used | 1 | 58,906 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-05-03 08:33:35 > | > | 150 | VOLUME-Full-bkp13-0150 | Used | 1 | 55,944 | > | 0 604,800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | File12 | 2010-04-24 11:17:02 > > +---------+---------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+--- > -------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+----------- > ----------+ > > Thank you, > Lorenzo >
Thank John, I think I finally got it, the Media type must be the same! The example in the documentation take me on the wrong way. Best regards, Lorenzo Lolli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
