Thanks for you response Alan.
Is it for weekly offsite tape for a full backup, not a perpetual 
rotating one.
So instead of inserting 52 records for the volume name in the pool 
table.. Bacula can as well do an automatic label format equals to the 
week number.

That was simple as that.
Just need to know how can Bacula get the week number from the system date.

Regards,
Prashant



Alan Brown wrote:
>
> This comes up so frequently it should be a FAQ.
>
> Because Bacula (and other automated backup systems) reuse old volumes 
> and keep track of stats for a tape volume on a long-term basis in 
> order to detect when one may be failing, labelling by date is an 
> INAPPROPRIATE METHOD.
>
> Stop trying to bring your old hand-backup methods into an automated 
> system and things will work smoothly. Bacula DOES know best.
>
>
> Prashant Ramhit wrote:
>> Good Afternoon All,
>>
>> How can I set the label format so that bacula auto labels the tape to 
>> the week number, automatically.
>>
>> For example, I want the tape to label the newly inserted tape Week-12
>>
>> LabelMedia = yes
>>
>> Label Format = Week-$ <--what should I put here please.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>> Prashant
>>
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