Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] [Bacula-devel] Bacula project voting / Feature request

2009-05-06 04:34:04
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] [Bacula-devel] Bacula project voting / Feature request
From: Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 01:29:28 -0700
Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 10:53:35PM +0200, Kern Sibbald wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> As many of you know, once we release a major version, we start implementing 
>> features for the next version.  To allow the Bacula user community to have 
>> input to the development process, we accumulate Feature Requests, then the 
>> community votes on which features they would like to see.  Here are a few of 
>> the suggested rules for the upcoming voting process:
>>
>> 1. The list currently comprises some 40 different feature requests, so there 
>> is, in my opinion, no need to continue accumulating more feature requests.
>>
>>     
>
> Hmm.. I guess I haven't submitted my feature requests yet ;)
>
> - "Relabel (disk) volume on re-use", or whatever would be the appropriate 
> name.. 
>
>   Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
>   Use Volume Once = Yes
>   Recycle = Yes
>   Volume Retention = 14 days
>   Label Format = 
> "${Client}-${Level}-${NumVols:p/4/0/r}-${Year}_${Month}_${Day}-${Hour}_${Minute}"
>   Relabel On Re-use = Yes
>
>   With configuration like this it would be really easy to check/monitor the 
> disk volumes also from the shell, 
>   you'd instantly see with basic tools like ls, du, what's taking disk space 
> etc..
>
>   At the moment disk volume gets the name when it's first used, and it won't 
> be
>   changed when the volume is re-used.. so the name is incorrect after 
> recycling 
>   and re-using the volume..
>
>   I guess this feature is mostly useful with disk volumes.
>
> -- Pasi
>   
Check out item 8. I think it will do what you (and I) want, although 
with a different approach.

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