> On Sep 8, 2017, at 6:47 AM, Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> wrote:
>
> That's a useful article.
Thank you.
> There is a minor caveat when copying volume files: the volume label contains
> the PoolName and MediaType. This is minor because it only matters if you need
> to bscan the volume before it is recycled.
I hope nobody ever has to use bscan. (using bscan means something has gone
wrong;
this is not a criticism of the tool).
I don't think we can easily change that label. For those reading, here is an
older document
I found via Google.
http://www.bacula.org/2.4.x-manuals/en/developers/Storage_Media_Output_Format.html
<http://www.bacula.org/2.4.x-manuals/en/developers/Storage_Media_Output_Format.html>
As you say, it won't be relevant until bscan time.
--
Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon
d...@langille.org
> __Martin
>
>
>
>>>>>> On Thu, 7 Sep 2017 22:04:35 -0400, Dan Langille said:
>>
>> I have recently moved to one Storage device per pool.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> So each pool is on a different ZFS dataset.
>>
>> Once I figured out the process for the first one, the rest was mostly
>> waiting for data to be copied.
>>
>> I documented it here:
>> https://dan.langille.org/2017/09/06/bacula-ran-out-of-space-moved-some-volumes-to-another-zpool/
>>
>> <https://dan.langille.org/2017/09/06/bacula-ran-out-of-space-moved-some-volumes-to-another-zpool/>
>>
>> The final zfs layout looks like this:
>> https://gist.github.com/dlangille/78811ba69b2a14f6c1e63c2b4bafc99e
>> <https://gist.github.com/dlangille/78811ba69b2a14f6c1e63c2b4bafc99e>
>>
>> Here is the rough overview:
>>
>>
>> # in bacula-dir.conf
>>
>> Pool {
>> Name = DiffFile
>> Pool Type = Backup
>> Recycle = yes
>> AutoPrune = yes
>> Volume Retention = 6 weeks
>> Storage = bacula-sd-01-DiffFile
>> Next Pool = Differentials
>>
>> Maximum Volume Bytes = 10G
>> Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
>> Maximum Volumes = 300
>>
>> LabelFormat = "DiffAuto-"
>> }
>>
>> # Definiton of file storage device
>> Storage {
>> Name = bacula-sd-01-DiffFile
>> Address = bacula-sd-01.int.unixathome.org # N.B. Use a
>> fully qualified name here
>> SDPort = 9103
>> Password = "[redacted]"
>>
>> AutoChanger = Yes
>>
>> Device = VirtualDisk-DiffFile
>> Media Type = DiffFile
>>
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 27
>> }
>>
>> # in bacula-sd.conf
>>
>> # why do I do an autochanger? Some AutoChangers have multiple drives.
>> # It's easier to make them all similar.
>> # an example with 10 virtual drives is here:
>> https://gist.github.com/dlangille/ba787f6e6d838d2fbcc6ad9aad9afd55
>> <https://gist.github.com/dlangille/ba787f6e6d838d2fbcc6ad9aad9afd55>
>>
>> Autochanger {
>> Name = VirtualDisk-DiffFile
>>
>> Changer Device = /dev/null
>> Changer Command = /dev/null
>>
>> Device = vDrive-DiffFile-0
>> }
>>
>> Device {
>> Name = vDrive-DiffFile-0
>> Media Type = DiffFile
>> Archive Device = /usr/local/bacula/volumes/DiffFile
>> LabelMedia = yes
>> Random Access = yes
>> AutomaticMount = yes
>> RemovableMedia = no
>> AlwaysOpen = no
>>
>> Autochanger = yes
>> Drive Index = 0
>>
>> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
>> Volume Poll Interval = 15
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon
>> d...@langille.org
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