Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Running different concurrent client backups to different FileStorages

2008-11-06 21:41:58
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Running different concurrent client backups to different FileStorages
From: Crawford Rainwater <crawford.rainwater AT linux-etc DOT com>
To: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:39:25 -0700 (MST)
----- "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Crawford Rainwater
> <crawford.rainwater AT linux-etc DOT com> wrote:
> > I have been trying to accomplish the following, and reviewing
> similar postings as well as RTFM'ing the Bacula online documentation
> as well.
> >
> > I have one main Bacula system (BK-1) that writes to FileStorage.  I
> have two client systems (Client-1 and Client-2 to keep things simple).
>  What I would like to do is have the backup jobs run concurrent and
> store in different directories on the main system.
> >
> > What I have tried is creating a FileStore-1 and FileStorage-2 along
> with Device-1 and Device-2 all of "Type = File".  The backup jobs
> (Job-1 and Job-2) will write to their respective places on the same
> system.
> >
> > What does happen is they run one at a time, and not concurrently
> (i.e., Job-1 and Job-2 both fire off at 1830h, but Job-2 waits for
> Job-1 to complete before executing).  The Maximum Concurrent Jobs in
> the bacula-dir.conf and bacula-sd.conf are set at 20, along with both
> Client-1 and Client-2 bacula-fd.conf set at 20 as well, so that is not
> the culprit or issue apparently.
> >
> > Reviewing the Bacula manual online some, I see that the Bacula needs
> to "think" there are two Device (Device-1 and Device-2 here), which
> has been done since the backups have been running.  Am I missing
> anything else perhaps?
> >
> 

Actually I finally found the "hidden error".  Apparently Client-2's Volume 
("FileStore-1" as noted above) was not processed through the "label" via 
bconsole.  I am watching things now, and it seems I have two jobs running at 
once (finally!).

Sorry for the fuss and posting.

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