Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Multi client multy storaje multy job configuration

2012-03-27 01:10:00
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Multi client multy storaje multy job configuration
From: Anton Nikiforov <anton AT nikiforov DOT ru>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:07:21 +0400
26.03.2012 23:51, Adrian Reyer пишет:
> Hi Anton,
> 
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 02:54:34PM +0400, Anton Nikiforov wrote:
>> Yes you are right about bacula dealing with files/tapes.
>> But my situation is differ. I have 4 storages with one device each. And
>> my problem is that bacula do not want to backup different clients to
>> different storages concurrently in case clients have less than 3 jobs
>> allowed.
>> I have no problem with storage. I have tested configurations with spool
>> and two drives per storage and it works fine.
>> But bacula still try to start concurrent jobs from one client.
>> The thing i need is bacula backing up multiple clients at the same time.
>> Not multiple jobs from the same client at the same time.
> 
> I think I got you right, let me summarize your issue in my own words:
> - you have N clients
> - you have 4 different SDs (in 4 different locations)
> - each SD has 1 pool
> - each SD should backup each client as fast as possible
> - a single client should only run 1 single backup at a time
> - spooling is not enabled
> - if you reduce the 'Max Concurrent Jobs' on the FD to 1-2 the backups
>   block each other as e.g. 1 job occupies the SD and waits for the FD
>   while another occupies the FD and waits for the SD
> 
> Obviously you actually want to block the FD, so you need to unblock the
> SD. You can achieve this by adding resources to the SD. The needed
> ressources are actually drives with media. These you can get by either
> - using vchanger with several drives
> - using different pools for each client per SD that use different
>   drives
> 
> Regards,
>       Adrian
Hi Adrian and thanks for the replay!
You are absolutley right. Using different pools helped just right.
Thanks again for your help.

Best regards,
Anton

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