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