John Drescher píše v St 27. 07. 2011 v 22:40 -0400: > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Jeff Shanholtz <jeffs...@shanholtz.com> > wrote: > > I am trying to alter my Bacula configuration such that my backup jobs run > > concurrently since sometimes a client can be offline and I want to have > > Bacula wait up to 12 hours for that client to reappear without holding up > > the whole queue of client jobs. As best as I can tell I've got everything > > configured correctly but I still get "waiting on Storage File" status > > messages for all clients except one. Only one client is running at a time, > > although they all run successfully in sequential fashion. > > > > I am using a removable hard drive for the backup media with one file per > > client backup job. I have created separate pools, one per client, to ensure > > that the right job matches up with the right backup file. Otherwise I found > > that if an error occurred trying to start a backup of client #1, client #2 > > would use client #1's backup file, causing confusion since the backup files > > are named after the client. > > > > I am still running version 3.0.3 since 5.0 doesn't have Windows director and > > storage binaries precompiled. > > > > Hopefully I've provided enough background, including what I believe is all > > of the relevant config info below. So how do I fix this "waiting on Storage > > File" problem so I can get clients backing up concurrently? > > > > Bacula can not load more than 1 volume in a storage device at a time > so your pool and volume policy prevent concurrency. To get around this > add more storage devices. And to ease the management of multiple > storage devices use the bacula vchanger to create a virtual disk > autochanger.
My good experience is to have more storages (16 or 256) and assign a device to a new client with pseudo-random algorithm. No vchanger is needed. But offcourse media are binded with the virtual device, so sometimes it is not completely concurent. Vchanger may be a better choice. > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/vchanger/ > > > Director config (including a representative pool definition - remember that > > I have one pool per client)... > > > > Director { # define myself > > Name = myserver-dir > > DIRport = 9101 # where we listen for UA connections > > QueryFile = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Bacula\\bin\\query.sql" > > WorkingDirectory = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application > > Data\\Bacula\\Work" > > PidDirectory = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application > > Data\\Bacula\\Work" > > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 > > Password = "mypassword" # Console password > > Messages = Daemon > > FD Connect Timeout = 43200 # 12 hrs > > } > > > > # Definition of file storage device > > Storage { > > Name = File > > # Do not use "localhost" here > > Address = myserver # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here > > SDPort = 9103 > > Password = "mypassword" > > Device = FileStorage > > Media Type = File > > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 > > } > > > > Pool { > > Name = myclientpool > > Pool Type = Backup > > Recycle = no # Bacula can automatically recycle > > Volumes > > AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes > > Volume Retention = 365 days # one year > > Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 > > Label Format = > > "myclient-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}_${Level}_${JobId}" > > } > > > > Storage config... > > > > Storage { # definition of myself > > Name = myserver-sd > > SDPort = 9103 # Director's port > > WorkingDirectory = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application > > Data\\Bacula\\Work" > > Pid Directory = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application > > Data\\Bacula\\Work" > > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 > > } > > > > Device { > > Name = FileStorage > > Media Type = File > > Archive Device = "H:\\Bacula\ Backup\ Volumes" > > LabelMedia = yes # lets Bacula label unlabeled media > > Random Access = Yes > > AutomaticMount = yes # when device opened, read it > > RemovableMedia = yes > > AlwaysOpen = no > > } > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
