On 09/09/13 11:23, Josh Fisher wrote: > > On 9/8/2013 1:25 PM, Bill Arlofski wrote: >> >> Using an autochanger is not going to work since one of the devices will be >> used for all jobs and clients, while the second device will be reserved for >> one specific client. The one specific client's backups can be rather large, >> and run for multiple days and would hold up the backups of all the other >> clients. > > That is not the case. The 'Autoselect' directive in a Device config in > bacula-sd.conf is used to determine if that device can be automatically > selected by the associated autochanger. The default is 'yes', but if set > to 'no' then the device will not be selected by a job that specifies the > autochanger as its Storage device. Instead, a job must directly specify > the device, rather than the autochanger, as its Storage device. This > directive is specifically for the purpose of reserving one of the > autochanger's drives for a particular job or set of jobs. See > http://www.bacula.org/5.2.x-manuals/en/main/main/Storage_Daemon_Configuratio.html#SECTION001610000000000000000.
Thanks for the reply Josh. OK, This makes perfect sense. So now I can see where this would be the best way if the autochanger has 3, 4 or many devices configured in it and you needed to reserve just one for a specific client or job. But, what about when there are only two devices? I guess my question is can I do what I want by defining two devices that point to the same directory, without having to include them in an autochanger stanza? I am thinking the answer is yes. But would love to know for sure before trying it blindly on a production system. :) Of course, if an autochanger is required, that is an easy enough to do solution as well. Thanks again for your input. -- Bill Arlofski Reverse Polarity, LLC http://www.revpol.com/ -- Not responsible for anything below this line -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041391&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
