>>>>> On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:23:28 +0200, Stefan Michael Guenther said:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> we like to backup 18 different hosts on one tape. After the last job has 
> finished, Bacula should close the tape.
> The problem is that Bacula closes the volume already after the first (!)  
> job, so that the next job waits for an appendable volume.
> 
> We changed the status of the volume from "used" to "append" in the bconsole, 
> canceled the current job and expected the next job to use the appendable 
> volume.
> But instead Bacula switched the volume status back up "used" and again we 
> have a job waiting for a volume.
> 
> Here is the configuration of the pool:
> 
> Pool {
>   Name = Dienstag
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   Recycle = yes
>   AutoPrune = yes
>   Volume Retention = 8 days
>   Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
>   Maximum Volumes = 2
>   Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
>   UseVolumeOnce = yes
>   RecyclePool = Dienstag
> }
> 
> Why doesn't Bacula save 18 jobs on the volume and why does is change the 
> volume status?
> 
> Thanks for any hints or suggestions,

Look at the log (it probably tells you why it marks the volume as used).  I
suspect UseVolumeOnce (look at the documentation for that).

__Martin

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