Re: [Bacula-users] bacula Offsite Backups
2012-03-20 06:20:27
Thanks Uwe for clearing out doubts. Appreciate it.
Regards,
Sachin
-----Original Message-----
From: Uwe Schuerkamp [mailto:uwe.schuerkamp AT nionex DOT net]
Sent: Freitag, 16. März 2012 11:08
To: Holikar, Sachin (ext)
Cc: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] bacula Offsite Backups
On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 03:49:40PM +0100, Holikar, Sachin (ext) wrote:
>
> Thanks Uwe for the reply.
>
> I request some explanation here.
> You suggested :
>
> 1. Create a separate offsite pool and then after use, remove them as
> necessary from the autochanger and set their volume status to "Archive" using
> the "update volume" bconsole command.
>
> You meant that after making the volume status as Archive , we can
> remove the tapes from the library and keep offsite. Correct?
> The documentation says "All the files contained on an Archived Volume
> are removed from the Catalog." Is it true ?
> Then how do we make sure that the data would be intact with all
> previous records when the actual offsite tapes are required to be
> inserted/restored back in the library ?
>
> Please clarify.
So far I've only had one case where an archived volume was required
shortly after I had removed it from the changer. I simply re-inserted
the volume, set its status to "FULL" and modified the autochanger slot
and bacula went on and happily restored stuff off that volume without
a problem.
As pointed out in some other post, this may not be the "best practise"
way to archive volumes, but we're only just now starting to dig into
copy & migrate jobs and some of the more fancy features bacula
provides, so take my advice with at least a grain of salt.
> Why there is need to erase the tapes which are archived ?? Please
> explain.
>
This are generally older archive tapes that are meant to re-enter the
backup cycle, so I delete the volume from the catalog and then provide
them with a new label. Of course you could also just re-enter the
older archived tapes and then set them to "full" and assign a slot as
outlined above.
Cheers, Uwe
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