Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Changer on different host

2008-07-17 09:51:43
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Changer on different host
From: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Shad L. Lords" <slords AT lordsfam DOT net>, baculausers <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:51:38 -0400
> host1-sd.conf
> =============
>
> Autochanger {
>   Name = ait4-changer
>   Device = ait4-drive1
>   Device = ait4-drive2
>   Device = ait4-drive3
>   Device = ait4-drive4
>   Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>   Changer Device = /dev/sg0
> }
>
> Device {
>   Name = ait4-drive1
>   Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>   Drive Index = 0
>   Auto Changer = yes
>   Media Type = ait4
>   ...
> }
>
> Device {
>   Name = ait4-drive2
>   Archive Device = /dev/nst1
>   Drive Index = 1
>   Auto Changer = yes
>   Media Type = ait4
>   ...
> }
>
> host2-sd.conf
> =============
>
> Device {
>   Name = ait4-drive1
>   Archive Device = /dev/nst0
>   Drive Index = 2
>   Auto Changer = yes
>   Media Type = ait4
>   ...
> }
>
> Device {
>   Name = ait4-drive2
>   Archive Device = /dev/nst1
>   Drive Index = 3
>   Auto Changer = yes
>   Media Type = ait4
>   ...
> }
>
> Is this something that would even be possible to implement in the
> future?  Would anyone else be interested in something like this?
>
That will not work, You need to have the storage daemon on only the
host with the tape drives and modify mtx-changer to send mtx commands
via ssh. This should not be too difficult.

John

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