Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-08 Thread Dan Langille
On 1/7/2011 7:02 PM, penne...@sapo.pt wrote: > > > Citando Jim Barber: > >> Yes I am. >> I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. >> The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. >>I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. >> Then after the increment

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-08 Thread Jesper Krogh
On 2011-01-06 23:00, James Harper wrote: >> Hi >> >> Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? >> Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? >> > I'm not, but can tell you it's probably not a good idea - you'd end up > with extra wear and tear on your tape drives, as well as

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread Blake Dunlap
> I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. > The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. > > I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. > Then after the incremental backups are finished on Friday I consolidate > them into a VirtualFull backup. > > For a VirtualFull backup to wor

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread Jim Barber
On 8/01/2011 8:02 AM, penne...@sapo.pt wrote: > PS : Do you know if replacing full with virtualfull is possible for > standard disk based storage deamons ? > > i taught that one can not read and write simultaneously from the same > SD. so you cannot create a virtuallfull from the previous virtual

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread penne296
Citando Jim Barber : > Yes I am. > I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. > The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. > I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. > Then after the incremental backups are finished on Friday I > consolidate the

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread Jim Barber
On 7/01/2011 3:31 AM, Jesper Krogh wrote: Hi Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? Thanks. Yes I am. I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. The technique can't work if yo

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread James Harper
> Hi > > Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? > Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? > I'm not, but can tell you it's probably not a good idea - you'd end up with extra wear and tear on your tape drives, as well as greatly reduced performance while the target ta

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread Jesper Krogh
Hi Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? Thanks. -- Jesper -- Learn how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) One Node allows customers to consolida