[Bacula-users] disk backup -- swapping out disks?

So the question has come up about storing our backups off-site.

We're using disk backups, with two USB disks.  Each disk is a
Storage, and each Storage has a single Pool, and each Pool has max
200 4GB volumes.  Part of my configuration is below.

What I'd like to do is buy a second matching set of USB disks,
take the existing disks off, mount the new disks in the same place,
and just have Bacula pick up where it left off, seeing no volumes
and creating them as it needs to.

(We do full backups once a month anyway, and I would probably do it that
morning.)

Then in a month, I will do it again, take the disks off, put the
old disks back in, and Bacula will just notice all of its old volumes
are back.

Is this a workable solution?

--hymie!    http://lactose.homelinux.net/~hymie    hymie AT lactose.homelinux 
DOT net
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(from bacula-sd.conf)

Device {
  Name = FileStorage
  Device Type = File
  Media Type = File
  Archive Device = /storage
  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
  LabelMedia = yes;                   # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
  Random Access = Yes;
  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
  RemovableMedia = yes;
  AlwaysOpen = yes;
}

(from bacula-dir.conf)

Storage {
  Name = File
  Address = 10.0.xxx.xxx              # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
  SDPort = 9103
  Password = "xxxxxxxx"
  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
  Device = FileStorage
  Media Type = File
}
Pool {   
  Name = Pool1
  Pool Type = Backup
  Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
  AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
  Volume Retention = 6 months
  Maximum Volume Bytes = 4g
  LabelFormat = "S1Vol"
  Maximum Volumes = 200
  Action On Purge = Truncate
}


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