>>>>> On Tue, 12 May 2020 12:14:33 -0300 (BRT), Heitor Faria said:
> 
> > Hello Heitor,
> 
> Hello Eric,
>  
> > You can also check the job type=verify level=volumetocatalog that can
> > read a tape and compare all attributes with the catalog data. It works
> > at the volume level, and it might be better for tapes.
> 
> This is nice, but I think it would not verify backup stored data portion 
> (only metadata):
> 
> "VolumeToCatalog: This level causes Bacula to read the file attribute data 
> written to the Volume from the last Job. The file attribute data are compared 
> to the values saved in the Catalog database and any differences are reported. 
> This is similar to the Catalog level except that instead of comparing the 
> disk file attributes to the catalog database, the attribute data written to 
> the Volume is read and compared to the catalog database. Although the 
> attribute data including the signatures (MD5 or SHA1) are compared, the 
> actual file data is not compared (it is not in the catalog)."
> 
> I suppose a bad block on the data portion would be undetected? 

Every Bacula block has a checksum, so it should detect media corruption.

__Martin


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