>>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:34:00 -0800, brodie said: > > Hello, > > I am having issues trying to restore to a different client and storage > device then originally did the backup job. > > In our setup we have 1 director, 2 clients and 2 storage devices. > > I can restore fine if I run the restore job using the same storage > device that backed it up, the problem I'm having is when I take the > tape to our other site using the other storage device. > > Essentially this is the procedure I am following > - Run restore job. > - Specify job to restore > - Mark files to restore > - Choose my restore job profile > - Change the client to the client I want to restore to > - Change the storage device to the device I want to restore to > - Run > > It then starts the job but the job waits with the message "job... is > waiting on max Storage jobs". Just to be clear this is the only job > that is running. > > After having tried this same procedure over and over I finally noticed > that the restore job writes a bootstrap record. This bootstrap record > is written before the part where I can change the client and storage > device. This results in the bootstrap file containing the incorrect > storage device, even though I am modifying the job parameters and > specifying a different one. Is this a bug or am I not understanding > the use of the bootstrap file? How can it be written before the user > is allowed to modify the backup job parameters? > > I have tried manually editing the file to reflect the storage device I > want to use, as well as deleting the file completely and seeing if it > notices. Either method result in the same "... is waiting on max > Storage jobs" > > Any tips? Suggestions?
Do the two storage devices have the same MediaType (they should)? You could try restore storage=... Otherwise, it sounds like a bug, so you could file a bug report. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
