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Re: [Bacula-users] Backup with multiple tape drives

2009-04-22 16:23:11
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Backup with multiple tape drives
From: Arno Lehmann <al AT its-lehmann DOT de>
To: bacula-users <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:16:40 +0200
Hi,

22.04.2009 18:23, John Drescher wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Benjamin Minshall
> <minshall AT intellicon DOT biz> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to know if there is a way to make bacula 2.4.4 backup a single 
>> job to multiple tape drives?
> 
> No. Bacula will only use 1 storage device per job for the entire
> execution of the job.
> 
> Split the job in smaller parts, if you want to use more than 1 SD at
> at time with your data.

Alternatively, you could also create a "fake" autochanger (beware - 
work included:-) with three slots, where each slot actually represents 
a drive. Basically, you'd create a symlink pointing to the drive you 
actually want to use, and manage that link with the changer script you 
use.

Arno

> John
> 
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