Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-28 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, 21.10.2009 12:43, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > Jari Fredriksson ha scritto: >> >> 20.10.2009 2:25, Nicola Quargentan kirjoitti: >>> With this metode I'm unable to know where is my data in my volumes (only >>> bacula know that). >>> Ad absurdum I could end up finding a piece of data of single ser

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-21 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Jari Fredriksson ha scritto: > > > 20.10.2009 2:25, Nicola Quargentan kirjoitti: >> >> With this metode I'm unable to know where is my data in my volumes (only >> bacula know that). >> Ad absurdum I could end up finding a piece of data of single server >> stored in each of 24 tapes :O (IMHO). >>

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-19 Thread Jari Fredriksson
20.10.2009 2:25, Nicola Quargentan kirjoitti: With this metode I'm unable to know where is my data in my volumes (only bacula know that). Ad absurdum I could end up finding a piece of data of single server stored in each of 24 tapes :O (IMHO). Bacula knows, and tells it to you with a query.

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-19 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Jesper Krogh ha scritto: >> But the use of pools on what for? >> Just for completeness I must save this data: >> >> 1) Oracle db (size unknown) >> 2) 5-6 MySQL db (about 25 Gb) >> 3) Some samba share, with office files (5Gb) >> 4) An subversion reposity (size unknown) >> 5) Mail server (size un

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-19 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Arno Lehmann ha scritto: > Hi, > > 16.10.2009 18:45, Nicola Quargentan wrote: >> Bob Hetzel ha scritto: > ... >>> Forget about trying to keep straight which tape is for which day and let >>> bacula track that for you. When you need to do a restore, let bacula >>> tell you which volumes that dat

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Jesper Krogh
Nicola Quargentan wrote: > Jesper Krogh ha scritto: >> Nicola Quargentan wrote: >>> I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. >>> I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: >>> Monday, Tuesday, etc. >> Monday, Tuesday and so is mostly used when you dont have an autoc

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Jesper Krogh
> But the use of pools on what for? > Just for completeness I must save this data: > > 1) Oracle db (size unknown) > 2) 5-6 MySQL db (about 25 Gb) > 3) Some samba share, with office files (5Gb) > 4) An subversion reposity (size unknown) > 5) Mail server (size unknown) > 6) The configuration o

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
John Drescher ha scritto: >> I'm not fully persuased about bacula. I fear that the database (MySQL) >> become corrupted. >> > > That is why you should keep a copy of the database on a disk based > volume (or other backup) on a different machine than the one that > contains the database. > > I hav

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, 16.10.2009 18:45, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > Bob Hetzel ha scritto: ... >> Forget about trying to keep straight which tape is for which day and let >> bacula track that for you. When you need to do a restore, let bacula >> tell you which volumes that data is on. > > I'm not fully persuased

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread John Drescher
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > John Drescher ha scritto: >> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Nicola Quargentan >> wrote: >>> >>> Alex Chekholko ha scritto: > > cut... >> >> Okay. None of the tapes are in any pool. So now you really only want >> to use the label ba

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
John Drescher ha scritto: > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Nicola Quargentan > wrote: >> Alex Chekholko ha scritto: cut... > > Okay. None of the tapes are in any pool. So now you really only want > to use the label barcodes command > > and put all volumes in the Scratch pool. No need to speci

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread John Drescher
> I'm not fully persuased about bacula. I fear that the database (MySQL) > become corrupted. > That is why you should keep a copy of the database on a disk based volume (or other backup) on a different machine than the one that contains the database. I have most of my backups (> 25TB now) go to

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Bob Hetzel ha scritto: > Nicola, > > If you're using barcodes you can greatly simplify what you're doing. > Instead of using one pool per day, just use one pool for all backups and > one scratch pool. Place all the tapes in the scratch pool. Ok, now this is that I want. > > Forget about tryi

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread John Drescher
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > Alex Chekholko ha scritto: >> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:52:21 +0200 >> Nicola Quargentan wrote: >> I just tested this and the "Select the Pool" must be the old pool. >>> But I haven't an old pool, I never associated a volume to a pool

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Alex Chekholko ha scritto: > On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:52:21 +0200 > Nicola Quargentan wrote: > >>> I just tested this and the "Select the Pool" must be the old pool. >> But I haven't an old pool, I never associated a volume to a pool (I hope). >> > > From your previous mail, it looks like when you

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
Jesper Krogh ha scritto: > Nicola Quargentan wrote: >> I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. >> I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: >> Monday, Tuesday, etc. > > Monday, Tuesday and so is mostly used when you dont have an autochanger. Oh you are right: be

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Alex Chekholko
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:52:21 +0200 Nicola Quargentan wrote: > >> > > > > I just tested this and the "Select the Pool" must be the old pool. > > But I haven't an old pool, I never associated a volume to a pool (I hope). > >From your previous mail, it looks like when you did a "label barcodes"

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Nicola Quargentan
John Drescher ha scritto: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Nicola Quargentan > wrote: >> John Drescher ha scritto: >>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Nicola Quargentan >>> wrote: hi, I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. I made 7 pool in config file,

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread John Drescher
> If you're using barcodes you can greatly simplify what you're doing. > Instead of using one pool per day, just use one pool for all backups and > one scratch pool.  Place all the tapes in the scratch pool. > BTW, I definitely agree with this. It's best not to have 1 pool per day if you do not re

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread John Drescher
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > John Drescher ha scritto: >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Nicola Quargentan >> wrote: >>> hi, >>> >>> I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. >>> I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: >>> Monday

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-16 Thread Bob Hetzel
Nicola, If you're using barcodes you can greatly simplify what you're doing. Instead of using one pool per day, just use one pool for all backups and one scratch pool. Place all the tapes in the scratch pool. Forget about trying to keep straight which tape is for which day and let bacula trac

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-15 Thread Jesper Krogh
Nicola Quargentan wrote: > I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. > I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: > Monday, Tuesday, etc. Monday, Tuesday and so is mostly used when you dont have an autochanger. When you do have one I recommend setting up Pools so th

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-15 Thread Nicola Quargentan
John Drescher ha scritto: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Nicola Quargentan > wrote: >> hi, >> >> I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. >> I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: >> Monday, Tuesday, etc. >> >> I want to use one volume for day and label it

Re: [Bacula-users] autochanger and barcode

2009-10-15 Thread John Drescher
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Nicola Quargentan wrote: > hi, > > I'm very newbie and I want to use a DELL TL2000 autochanger. > I made 7 pool in config file, one for each day of week: > Monday, Tuesday, etc. > > I want to use one volume for day and label it same as barcode. When I > tried "labe