Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Changing backup completely / blanking or relabel tapes quickly

2008-10-06 08:23:49
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Changing backup completely / blanking or relabel tapes quickly
From: Keith Sudbury <keith-lists AT netzensolutions DOT com>
To: Alan Brown <ajb2 AT mssl.ucl.ac DOT uk>
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:18 +0100
Alan Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Keith Sudbury wrote:
>
>   
>> I am wondering what is the quickest way to blank / relabel a tape.
>>     
>
> Use the "purge" command in bconsole
>
> Bacula will recycle and relabel the tape itself, you don't need to do so
> manually (and doing so will usually mess things up)
>
>   
>> I have a whole pile of tapes I need to add to Fridays job pool that are
>> currently in other pools. I was thinking about having 24 friday tapes,
>> friday1, friday2, friday3 etc and putting them in the pool Friday.
>>     
>
> If you want to change the label, use the "relabel" command.
>   
Can I change the job pool the tape uses as well?
Cheers
Keith
> AB
>
>   


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