Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] bscan, file retention, and pruning

2010-11-18 16:02:19
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] bscan, file retention, and pruning
From: Craig Miskell <craig.miskell AT opus.co DOT nz>
To: bacula-users <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:58:59 +1300
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Kleber Leal wrote:
> Maybe this can help you:
> http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/utility/utility/Volume_Utility_Tools.html#SECTION00274000000000000000
> 
> copy/paste
> /An interesting aspect of restoring a catalog backup using *bscan* is
> that the backup was made while Bacula was running and writing to a tape.
> At the point the backup of the catalog is made, the tape Bacula is
> writing to will have say 10 files on it, but after the catalog backup is
> made, there will be 11 files on the tape Bacula is writing. This there
> is a difference between what is contained in the backed up catalog and
> what is actually on the tape. If after restoring a catalog, you attempt
> to write on the same tape that was used to backup the catalog, Bacula
> will detect the difference in the number of files registered in the
> catalog compared to what is on the tape, and will mark the tape in error. >

I guess you meant to paste the "After bscan" section, which recommends making
the volume Read Only after bscanning.

An excellent suggestion, and I should have seen that when reading the docs.
Thanks for pointing it out.

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Craig Miskell
Senior Systems Administrator
Opus International Consultants
Phone: +64 4 471 7209
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