On Jun 18, 2008, at 11:44 AM, James Bowes wrote:
> Hi.
>
> One thing that me concerned about tapes in bacula is the options. I
> should say confused instead. I have the following options in my
> bacula-sd.conf for the Storage section:
>
> Device {
> Name = DLT #
> Description = DLT8000
> Media Type = DLT
> Archive Device = /dev/nst0
> AutoChanger = yes
> Drive Index = 0
> Offline On Unmount = no
> Hardware End of Medium = yes
> BSF at EOM = no
> Fast Forward Space File = yes
> TWO EOF = no
> AutomaticMount = yes # when device opened, read it
> AlwaysOpen = yes
> LabelMedia = yes
> #RemovableMedia = yes;
> # RandomAccess = no;
> # Enable the Alert command only if you have the mtx package loaded
> Alert Command = "sh -c 'tapeinfo -f %c |grep TapeAlert|cat'"
>
> What are the pros and cons for the options Hardware End of Medium,
> BSF at EOM, Fast Forward Space File and TWO EOF? I'd like to make
> as sure as possible that the configuration would not cause a loss
> of data on the tape due to end of media or end of file marks.
>
These options are sometimes hardware/OS specific.
My advice is to run btape and test your configuration.
Also: do a backup which spans two tapes. Then restore. Compare.
--
Dan Langille -- http://www.langille.org/
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