Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Unmount, Eject & Email to change tape?

2008-06-17 09:47:28
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Unmount, Eject & Email to change tape?
From: Keith Sudbury <keith AT netzensolutions DOT com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:47:11 +0100
Tilman Schmidt wrote:
> Thomas Mueller schrieb:
>>
>>> What is the best way to get Bacula to unmount and eject the tape 
>>> when the job is complete then email me to change the tape?
>>
>> maybe the "Offline on unmount" directive is for you?
>>
>> http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/Storage_Daemon_Configuratio.html#9485 
>>
>
> I would recommend against that option. It has some very strange
> effects which I found difficult to tame, like ejecting volumes
> only to request the same volume again immediately.
>
> Perhaps the "Faking an auto-changer" recipe in the Wiki at
>
> http://wiki.bacula.org/doku.php?id=sample_configs#faking_an_auto-changer_with_one_tape_drive
>  
>
>
> works better. I haven't found the time to try it yet.
>
> HTH
> T.
>
>   
Thanks for the replies guys, looks like a lot of work just to umount and 
eject a tape?

Keith

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