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James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is a simplified example just to try and explain the feature I
> need. It is not a real tape cycle.
>
> I have 2 tapes in a pool.
> Tape1 and Tape2
> I have 3 jobs that run one after the other on a daily schedule.
> The 3 jobs take up less than one tape of storage.
> On the first day, the 3 jobs run and write to Tape1
> On the second day, the same 3 jobs run, but I want them to go to Tape2.
> On the third day, I want it to purge Tape1 and write to Tape1 again.
> On the forth day, I want it to purge Tape2 and write to Tape2 again.
>
> The problem I have, is that in "append" mode, the 3 jobs correctly
> write to Tape1, but in "append" mode, the second day 3 jobs still
> write to the end of Tape1. How can I get the second day jobs to start
> at Tape2 instead of continue on with Tape1?
>
> I do not wish to separate the tapes into two pools in case the 3 jobs
> start taking 2 tapes. When that happens, I will then add 2 more tapes
> to the pool.
I'd recommend a third tape, but otherwise, yes, use the directives that
others have mentioned. You need to make the tape become "Used" or "Full"
before Bacula will consider purging it.
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