Bacula-users

[Bacula-users] 2 issues that driving me nuts

2009-10-05 09:57:40
Subject: [Bacula-users] 2 issues that driving me nuts
From: Kiryl Hakhovich <khakhovich AT bsolution DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:28:13 -0400
hey fellas,

have been using bacula for over 4 years now, great neat powerful!

i come across two issues with bacula, that i think can be taken care of 
on bacula level, which are not implemented yet (or i am not aware of them):

1. using a tape library, sometimes issue arise when bacula have loaded a 
tape from the slot, then, some idiot (generally help desk people) put a 
new tape into the same slot, where tape that in the drive used to be. 
This causing a problem, as bacula insisting on unloading the tape into 
the slot where it took it. Since it is already full, it fails and all 
jobs fail as a result. There should be a way for bacula to check if slot 
is taken, get the next available slot to unload tape.

2. having over 6 pools with 20-30dlt tapes, sometimes issue arise (there 
is no way to keep up with proper schedule as delivery people always 
fail): there are tapes (volumes) with status append in the pool 
available and they are in the tape library, however bacula seem to purge 
tape that has expiration date in the past, and insist on using that tape 
first, if that tape not in the library, bacula will wait for the tape it 
wants. I think bacula should look at the AL tapes that available in pool 
for current job, and if it is not in the library at the moment, move to 
the next available tape.

does any one else ran into similar situation with large bacula 
implementation ?

Thanks to all
Kiryl

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