>>>>> On Fri, 10 May 2013 09:09:39 +0200, Kern Sibbald said:
>
> I am a bit surprised that no one mentioned Bacula's built-in virtual
> autochanger feature that has been there for years. The syntax for
> enabling it is a bit of a "kludge" in my opinion, but it is the way
> that Bacula
> Systems is recommending to handle multiple disk backup.
>
> In the bacula-dir.conf file, define the autochanger in
> the normal way for a physical tape autochanger library.
>
> In the bacula-sd.conf, one defines:
>
> Autochanger {
> Name = FileChgr1
> Device = FileChgr1-Dev1, FileChgr1-Dev2
> Changer Command = ""
> Changer Device = /dev/null
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = FileChgr1-Dev1
> Media Type = File1
> Archive Device = /tmp
> LabelMedia = yes # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
> Random Access = Yes
> AutomaticMount = yes # when device opened, read it
> RemovableMedia = no
> AlwaysOpen = no
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 5
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = FileChgr1-Dev2
> Media Type = File1
> Archive Device = /tmp
> LabelMedia = yes # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
> Random Access = Yes
> AutomaticMount = yes # when device opened, read it
> RemovableMedia = no
> AlwaysOpen = no
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 5
> }
Can you indicate where the kludge is please?
Also, do the Device resources need AutoChanger = yes like in the other
examples?
__Martin
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book
"Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and
their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed
leaders in the field. The early access version is available now.
Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
