Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Restore not using correct Files.

2012-01-17 11:11:07
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Restore not using correct Files.
From: Craig Van Tassle <cvantassle AT purdue DOT edu>
To: <ewan.brown AT stfc.ac DOT uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:08:58 -0500
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:58:30 +0000
<ewan.brown AT stfc.ac DOT uk> wrote:

> Craig,
> 
> I suspect this is because the media type for both your Incremental
> and Differential pools is "File" so bacula assumes that it can access
> Incr0169 via the /backup/Differential device.  I got round this by
> having different media types for my different file devices, e.g.
> FileFull, FileDiff and FileInc.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ewan
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Craig Van Tassle [mailto:cvantassle AT purdue DOT edu]
> > Sent: 04 January 2012 15:48
> > To: bacula-users
> > Subject: [Bacula-users] Restore not using correct Files.
> > 
> > I'm trying to do a restore of some files I backup. It reads my
> > Differential, and Tape pools with out issue. When it gets to the
> > Incremental File I get this.
> > 
> > 04-Jan 10:34 bacula-sd JobId 8408: Please mount Volume
> > "Incr0169" for: Job:          RestoreFiles.2012-01-04_10.25.06_17
> >     Storage:      "Differential" (/backup/differential)
> >     Pool:         Disk_Full
> >     Media type:   File
> > 
> > 
> > The file labeled Incr0169, lives in /backup/Incremental. If I copy
> > or symlink the file's around the backup works. I'm not sure what is
> > going on, but how can I fix it so I dont have to symlink or move
> > files around when I'm doing a restore.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
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That makes sense. I will have to try that out. If I change the type
Will that affect my current backups or will they be updated
automatically?

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