Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] conf file: Volume naming question

2011-01-24 19:20:13
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] conf file: Volume naming question
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: Randy Katz <rkatz AT simplicityhosting DOT com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:17:26 -0500
On 1/23/2011 10:42 PM, Randy Katz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a different pool for each client and label formats different for
> each so that Volumes are separate by name.
> I have noticed that the numbering goes {lowest...highest} for all
> ServerNames, i.e. if ServerName2 does a backup first then
> it could look like this on disk:
>
> ServerName2-1
> ServerName3-2
> ServerName2-3
> etc...
>
> Is there a way to get each ServerName/Volume name to cycle its own set
> of sequential numbers?

No.  There is just one counter.

> Should I care about this? Why or why not?

You should not care.  Because you have better things to worry about. 
You don't care about Volume names.  You never have to deal with them. 
And when you do, names don't matter so long as you get them right.

> Here is a sample of the Pools, thanks in advance:
>
> Pool {
>     Name = PoolName2
>     Use Volume Once = yes
>     Pool Type = Backup
>     LabelFormat = "ServerName2-"
>     AutoPrune = yes
>     Volume Retention = 45d
>     Maximum Volumes = 45
>     Recycle = yes
> }
> Pool {
>     Name = PoolName3
>     Use Volume Once = yes
>     Pool Type = Backup
>     LabelFormat = "ServerName3-"
>     AutoPrune = yes
>     Volume Retention = 45d
>     Maximum Volumes = 45
>     Recycle = yes
> }

-- 
Dan Langille - http://langille.org/

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