> On Sep 3, 2015, at 12:26 AM, Ana Emília M. Arruda <emiliaarr...@gmail.com
> <mailto:emiliaarr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello Dan,
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Dan Langille <d...@langille.org
> <mailto:d...@langille.org>> wrote:
>
>> On Aug 25, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Ana Emília M. Arruda <emiliaarr...@gmail.com
>> <mailto:emiliaarr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Dan,
>>
>> Heitor is right :)
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ana: what are you using to quickly test these configurations? I suspect a VM
> or similar.
>
> You're welcome. Yes, I have VMs for testing purposes :).
>
>>
>> I run tests with exactly your configuration and had the same issue. The
>> drive index 0 must exist and belongs to the autochanger resource. You have
>> an Index 0 drive in your configuration: vRestore. But it is not in the
>> Autochanger definition. If you put it there, it will work:
>>
>> Autochanger {
>> Name = VirtualDisk
>>
>> Changer Device = /dev/null
>> Changer Command = /dev/null
>>
>> Device = vRestore, vDrive-1, vDrive-2, vDrive-3, vDrive-4,
>> vDrive-5
>> }
>>
>> I tried defining the vRestore drive with "autoselect = no" (this work for
>> physical autochangers). But it seems to make no sense when dealing with
>> virtual disk autochangers.
>
> Do we need vRestore in there? Instead, I renumbered my Drive Index fields
> from zero.
>
> No, I just added it to the device list because vRestore was configured as an
> autochanger drive with index 0. I think your solution is better, since we
> cannot select a specific drive for restores in the case of virtual
> autochangers.
>
>
> Autochanger {
> Name = VirtualDisk
>
> Changer Device = /dev/null
> Changer Command = /dev/null
>
> Device = vDrive-1, vDrive-2, vDrive-3, vDrive-4, vDrive-5
> }
FYI, I made a change. I now use vDrive-0 .. vDrive-4
I renamed the devices to match the drive indexes. There is no technical reason
for this. I did it because I like the matching numbers.
>
> Device {
> Name = vDrive-1
> Media Type = File
> Archive Device = /usr/local/bacula/volumes
> LabelMedia = yes
> Random Access = yes
> AutomaticMount = yes
> RemovableMedia = no
> AlwaysOpen = no
>
> Autochanger = yes
> Drive Index = 0
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = vDrive-2
> ...same as above
> Autochanger = yes
> Drive Index = 1
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = vDrive-3
> ...same as above
> Autochanger = yes
> Drive Index = 2
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = vDrive-4
> ...same as above
> Autochanger = yes
> Drive Index = 3
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
> Device {
> Name = vDrive-5
> ...same as above
> Autochanger = yes
> Drive Index = 4
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 25
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
>
>>
>> Having a single drive for restores worked for me. I was able to restore
>> files from jobs/volumes that used the autochanger for backup.
>>
>> Device {
>> Name = Restore-Drive
>> Media Type = File
>> Archive Device = /usr/local/bacula/volumes
>> LabelMedia = yes
>> Random Access = yes
>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> RemovableMedia = yes
>> AlwaysOpen = yes
>> }
>
> I have this in my bacula-sd.conf:
>
> Device {
> Name = Restore-Drive
> Media Type = File
> Archive Device = /usr/local/bacula/volumes
> LabelMedia = yes
> Random Access = yes
> AutomaticMount = yes
> RemovableMedia = no
> AlwaysOpen = no
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> Volume Poll Interval = 15
> }
>
> When I run a restore job, it selects vDrive-1 automatically.
>
> Yes, if you select the virtual autochanger storage for restore, the drive
> index 0 will be selected for the restore.
>
>
> How did you get the restore to use Restore-Drive?
>
> I configured the Restore-Drive as a storage in bacula-dir.conf (both
> Restore-Drive and VirtualDisk drives configured with the same archive
> device). This way we can choose the Restore-Drive for restoring files that
> are in volumes in the same mount point as the virtual autochanger.
>
That is what I suspected, but I wanted to make sure I did not misunderstand.
I've done the same and can restore from the Restore-Drive.
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