Indeed you are. In bacula, the actual files ARE volumes. The volume
label is actually the file name on the hard disk.
In the catalog, you will see each backup as one job, and that job would
be spread over several volumes - which translate 1:1 to disk files.
I would suggest you convert the hard disk to a different file system to
remove the 2GB limit altogether. There really isn't much reason to use
FAT any more today. I can't really see a reason why you'd want to
connect a bacula backup to a Windows 9x box, since you couldn't read the
file anyway. If the HD is actually connected to a Windows box, convert
to NTFS (you can even do the conversion without reformatting, so you
won't lose data). Some Linux versions may also be able to read NTFS.
If the HD is actually on a Linux box and never needs to move to Windows,
use ext2 or ext3 (I'm not sure which is better for an external hard
disk). This will require reformatting.
Basura wrote:
> AFAIK that would create more than 1 volume. Maximum part size will
> split a single volume into parts, which is want i want. In the catalog
> i want to have 1 volume since it is all the same backup, but in actual
> files i want smaller (< 2GB files since that causes problems in some
> OS) files.
>
> Am I missing something here??
>
> Thanks for the reply
>
> Alejandro
>
>
> Michel Meyers wrote:
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>> Basura wrote:
>>
>>> i'm trying to create several 1GB files to burn. This splitting into
>>> parts works when the media type is dvd but it is not honored for File
>>> Media Type
>>> here is the config i'm using
>>> any idea why is that? is that directive ignored for local files (not
>>> according to the docs)?? it is creating a single 2.5GB file
>>>
>>> Device {
>>> Name = "To Burn"
>>> Media Type = File
>>> Archive Device = /var/backups/bacula/dvd
>>> LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
>>> Random Access = Yes;
>>> AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
>>> RemovableMedia = no;
>>> AlwaysOpen = no;
>>> Device Type = File
>>> *Maximum Part Size = 1049.6M;* #to create 4 files in a 4.7GiB dvd, it
>>> adds up to 4.1GB and the disk is 4.3GB
>>> }
>>>
>>> i'm using bacula 2.4.2
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think you need to actually set the Max Volume size if you're using
>> file volumes. Try the Maximum Volume Bytes directive.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Michel
>>
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