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Re: [Bacula-users] Multiple Devices in Director Storage definition

2011-05-04 16:00:52
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Multiple Devices in Director Storage definition
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: Daniel Holtkamp <holtkamp AT riege DOT com>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:58:04 -0400
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:38 AM, Daniel Holtkamp <holtkamp AT riege DOT com> 
wrote:
> Hello !
>
> I am testing around a bit and found something that would help a lot in my 
> setup, but i´m not quite sure if this is a supported configuration.
>
> This way i can mount up to 4 different volumes at the same time on one 
> storage. Please note that the Archive Device location is always the same so i 
> don´t think i have to split up the storage definition as suggested in the 
> manual.
>
> ----- bacula-dir.conf -----
> Storage {
>  Name       = backup.mb.filestorage
>  Address    = 10.11.6.32
>  SDPort     = 9103
>  Password   = ""
>  Device     = backup.mb.filestorage-1
>  Device     = backup.mb.filestorage-2
>  Device     = backup.mb.filestorage-3
>  Device     = backup.mb.filestorage-4
>  Media Type = backup.mb.filestorage
>  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 4
> }
> ----- bacula-dir.conf -----
>
> ----- bacula-sd.conf -----
> Device {
>  Name = backup.mb.filestorage-1
>  Media Type = backup.mb.filestorage
>  Archive Device = /var/backup/storage/backup.mb.filestorage/
>  LabelMedia = yes;                   # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
>  Random Access = Yes;
>  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>  RemovableMedia = no;
>  AlwaysOpen = no;
>  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> }
>
> Device {
>  Name = backup.mb.filestorage-2
>  Media Type = backup.mb.filestorage
>  Archive Device = /var/backup/storage/backup.mb.filestorage/
>  LabelMedia = yes;                   # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
>  Random Access = Yes;
>  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>  RemovableMedia = no;
>  AlwaysOpen = no;
>  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> }
>
> [... and so on ...]
> ----- bacula-sd.conf -----
>
> Is it intended to be used that way ?
>

No. You need a separate device in bacula-dir for each device you have
in bacula-sd if you are not using an autochanger or a disk virtual
artochanger like bacula vchanger.

John

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