Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Cannot find any appendable volumes...

2008-07-30 20:34:08
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Cannot find any appendable volumes...
From: Keith Sudbury <keith AT netzensolutions DOT com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:33:56 +0100
John Drescher wrote:
>> Is there any way I can get the current job to run that is asking for an
>> appendable media, if i make chances to the config now
>>     
>
> You want to use the update volume command in a bacula console and
> follow the prompts
>
> Also you may need to purge the current tape with the purge command
>   
Ok, I don't have much experience with this command but I know it can be 
dangerous! 

Purging a tape I would do the following?

at bconsole type:

purge

select volume

select the pool that its in ?

Then select the media name? 



>   
>> and restart the
>> director it will lose the job... would purging it work?? or is this an awful
>> idea?
>>
>>     
>
> You can always modify the bacula-dir.conf file and reload it with the
> reload command from a bacula console.
>
> After making modifications you should always test your config with the
> following command (assuming you are on *nix)
>   
Of course I am on nix :D
> bacula-dir -t /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
>
> If there are any errors with the config bacula will tell you then and
> so you can fix them before trying to load a bad config.
>   
Checks out ok :)
>   
>> BTW is bottom posting preferred ?
>>
>>     
> On mailing lists it is very much preferred because we generally answer
> each question inline splitting apart the posters reply.
>   
Ok, will do this from now on!

Keith
> John
>   


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