Re: [Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-05 Thread Phil Stracchino
Anton Albajes-Eizagirre wrote: > I set the test pool (on test tape added to it) as: > > # pool for tests > Pool { > Name = pooltest > Pool Type = Backup > AutoPrune = yes > Recycle = yes > Volume retention = 1 minute > # Use Volume Once = yes > # Volume Retention = 365 days > # Maximu

Re: [Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-05 Thread Anton Albajes-Eizagirre
Thanks John and the others for the reply, On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 13:06 -0500, John Drescher wrote: > > I'm trying to set a backup system where i'd use a single tape to store a > > full backup on a single job. > > > I would never recommend such a policy because while you are backing up > the data ea

Re: [Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-04 Thread John Drescher
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: > Anton Albajes-Eizagirre wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to set a backup system where i'd use a single tape to store a >> full backup on a single job. >> >> The first backup goes fine, and also the restore. The problem comes >> while trying to

Re: [Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-04 Thread Phil Stracchino
Anton Albajes-Eizagirre wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to set a backup system where i'd use a single tape to store a > full backup on a single job. > > The first backup goes fine, and also the restore. The problem comes > while trying to run again the full backup job with the same tape on the > dri

Re: [Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-04 Thread John Drescher
> I'm trying to set a backup system where i'd use a single tape to store a > full backup on a single job. > I would never recommend such a policy because while you are backing up the data each day you have no valid previous backup. > > The first backup goes fine, and also the restore. The problem

[Bacula-users] Using the same tape for a daily full backup, overwriting

2010-01-04 Thread Anton Albajes-Eizagirre
Hi, I'm trying to set a backup system where i'd use a single tape to store a full backup on a single job. The first backup goes fine, and also the restore. The problem comes while trying to run again the full backup job with the same tape on the drive. Even if the tape is rewinded, bacula return