Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Importing a bacula tape volume into another bacula instance

2008-12-04 05:37:36
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Importing a bacula tape volume into another bacula instance
From: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Uwe Schuerkamp" <hoover AT nionex DOT net>, "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>, "Bacula Users Mailing List" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 05:35:32 -0500
>
> do you recall the bscan syntax you used for the import? It's a 400G
> medium so I'd like to get it right the first time ;-)
>
No, sorry. That is a command I use very infrequently. I do know you
need the switch to add the volume name to the new catalog on top of
the files and jobs.
>
> Would it be possible to simply copy the entire tape to disk using
>
> cp /dev/nst0 /mnt/raid/OFFLINE01
>
> and then work with the OFFLINE01 file for faster access?
>
> All the best & thanks again for your help,
>

Never tried that.

John

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