Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] WORM Media (LTO)

2011-01-17 10:56:39
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] WORM Media (LTO)
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: Kianusch Sayah Karadji <kianusch+bacula AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:54:48 -0500
On 1/17/2011 10:51 AM, Kianusch Sayah Karadji wrote:
> 2011/1/17 Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org <mailto:dan AT langille DOT 
> org>>
>
>     On 1/17/2011 8:44 AM, Kianusch Sayah Karadji wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>
>
>          > From: Bruno Friedmann <bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch
>         <mailto:bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch> <mailto:bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch
>         <mailto:bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch>>
>
>          >
>          > I would put a script putting the media in read-only state
>         after backup
>          > So bacula knows he can't touch them.
>
>         Well - That's not a good solution - as you can append Data to a WORK
>         drive, as long as there is free "space" on the WORM Tape.
>
>         Maybe (maybe it is already implemented) a better solution would
>         be, if
>         one could choose a "default Tape state" within Bacula wich
>         Bacula would
>         set a Tape to, instead of "Full" - one could set this State to
>         "Archived" for WORM Tapes - so if a WORM Tape changes from Append to
>         Full - this State would not be "Full" be "Archived" ...
>
>         Any Bacula developer out there reading this thread?
>
>
>     Why can this not be done with existing features?  Recycling is an
>     option, not a requirement.  I think the 'solution' is to never recycle.

 > Yes - but - BACULA does already support ARCHIVE as a MEDIA STATUS -
 > currently this STATUS has to be set by manual Update.  Still it would be
 > nice, if BACULA did this by itself. :)
 >

Please, not do top post.

Why do you think you need ARCHIVE?


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