> Message du 01/12/09 à 18h31
> De : "Inno" <innop AT voila DOT fr>
> A : "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>, "bacula-users" 
> <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> Copie à : 
> Objet : Re: [Bacula-users] Rotation tape problem
> 
> > Message du 01/12/09 à 17h32
> > De : "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
> > A : "bacula-users" <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> > Copie à : 
> > Objet : [Bacula-users] Fwd:  Rotation tape problem
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Inno <innop AT voila DOT fr> wrote:
> > >> Message du 01/12/09 à 16h13
> > >> De : "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
> > >> A : innop AT voila DOT fr, "bacula-users" <Bacula-users AT 
> > >> lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> > >> Copie à :
> > >> Objet : Re: [Bacula-users] Rotation tape problem
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > I need some help. I have a problem with bacula-sd options for a weekly 
> > >> > tapes rotation.
> > >> > I have a LTO-4 and bacula 2.4.4-1 on a debian amd64.
> > >> > Every week I change the tape by another. I have 5 tapes but one slot.
> > >> > But when I change the tape and i run a backup I have a problem. Bacula 
> > >> > want the last tape and don't accept the new one. I want configure 
> > >> > bacula for it load automatically the tape.
> > >> >
> > >> > -------------------------------
> > >> >
> > >> > Example :
> > >> >
> > >> > Monday to Thursday night : Tape-0001 : Backup OK
> > >> >
> > >> > Friday : I eject Tape-0001 and I insert Tape-0002
> > >> >
> > >> > Friday : I type "bconsole -> status -> storage"
> > >> > - Response --> "Device is not open"
> > >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : Tape-0001"
> > >> >
> > >> > Friday Night : Tape-0002 : Backup Error
> > >> >
> > >> > Friday Night : I type "messages"
> > >> > - Response --> Error Intput/output
> > >> >
> > >> > Friday Night : I type "bconsole -> status -> storage"
> > >> > - Response --> "Device is blocked and waits mount Tape-0001"
> > >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : Tape-0001"
> > >> >
> > >> > I restart bacula-sd
> > >> >
> > >> > I type "bconsole -> status -> storage"
> > >> > - Response --> "Device is not open"
> > >> > - Response --> "Used Volume : No used volume"
> > >> >
> > >> > And now backup with Tape-0002 it's ok ! :-S
> > >> >
> > >> > -------------------------------
> > >> >
> > >> > bacula-sd.conf :
> > >> > Device {
> > >> >  Name = PV-114
> > >> >  Media Type = LTO-4
> > >> >  Archive Device = /dev/st0
> > >> >  AutomaticMount = yes;
> > >> >  AlwaysOpen = no;
> > >> >  RemovableMedia = yes;
> > >> >  RandomAccess = no;
> > >> >  Label Media = yes;
> > >> >  Volume Poll Interval = 2 minutes;
> > >> > }
> > >> >
> > >> > -------------------------------
> > >> >
> > >> > Have you got any idea ?
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> This is the expected default behavior. I mean bacula will always want
> > >> to use the last volume with the Append status. Putting other volumes
> > >> in the drive that do not have this status will not force bacula to
> > >> recycle the current volume. You can set several settings in your
> > >> configuration to make bacula work the way you want.
> > >>
> > >> Please post your Pool resource.
> > >>
> > >> John
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your response.
> > >
> > > In bacula-dir :
> > > Pool {
> > >  Name = Default
> > >  Pool Type = Backup
> > >  Recycle = yes
> > >  AutoPrune = yes
> > >  Volume Retention = 5 weeks
> > > }
> > >
> > > Forgot options ? :/
> > >
> > 
> > You probably want to add
> > 
> > Volume Use Duration = 5 days
> > 
> > John
> 
> Thanks it's a good idea but imagine this case :
> - Incremental backup run Saturday night to Thursday night.
> - Full backup run Friday night.
> - A person who doesn’t know bacula, changes manually the tape on Friday.
> 
> If I put this option in Pool resource :
> - Volume Use Duration = 7 days
> 
> Imagine my company close exceptionally Friday. It's impossible for the person 
> to change the tape. Also we have not a Full Backup of the week because tape 
> is in status "Used". Consequently the person change tape on Monday the 
> "Volume Use Duration" move and after it's impossible to change tape on 
> Friday. 
> 
> Do you understand my problem ?
> 
> Maybe if an option exists to unused the volume (by bconsole) I can create a 
> crontab ? Or unused the volume after all jobs ?
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Innop.
> 

No idea ? :/

Thanks.

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