Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Tape size problem.

2009-07-13 15:05:45
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Tape size problem.
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:01:51 -0400
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM, sieber<bacula-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> 
wrote:
>
> I tryied with defcompression and compression...
>
> With estimate command I got:
> *estimate
> The defined Job resources are:
>     1: BackupCatalog
>     2: RestoreFiles
>     3: bkp
>     4: RestoreBkp
> Select Job resource (1-4): 3
> Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
> Connecting to Client cli01 at 192.168.2.2:9102
> 2000 OK estimate files=263224 bytes=96,554,302,366
>
> So, the total size in estimate fits in the tape with HW comp. enabled.
>
> So, after bacula writed 46GB he send's the message:
> 13-Jul 11:39 bkp-sd JobId 12: Please mount Volume "seila" or label a new one 
> for:
>    Job:          bkp.2009-07-13_09.28.22_03
>    Storage:      "AIT-1" (/dev/nst0)
>    Pool:         Semanal
>    Media type:   8mm
> 13-Jul 12:39 bkp-sd JobId 12: Please mount Volume "seila" or label a new one 
> for:
>    Job:          bkp.2009-07-13_09.28.22_03
>    Storage:      "AIT-1" (/dev/nst0)
>    Pool:         Semanal
>    Media type:   8mm
>
> I Understood that bacula wants another tape to continue the backup process 
> because the ftape is full. Is that right?
> So, how can I enable the HW compression?
>

Its either full or the tape hit an error. Fitting 46GB on a 40GB tape
looks to me that hardware compression is on. Is your data either
random or already compressed?

John

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