Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Multi-Device vChanger

2013-01-09 13:21:30
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Multi-Device vChanger
From: Silas Moeckel <silas AT dsminc-corp DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:19:10 -0500
On 1/9/2013 1:08 PM, Amit L wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am setting up a dual usb sata device vchanger with bacula and had a
> question. Here is my current conf:
>
> bacula-sd.conf
> Autochanger {
>    Name = sata-changer
>    Device = sata-changer-drive-0
>    Device = sata-changer-drive-1
>    Changer Command = "/usr/local/bin/vchanger %c %o %S %a %d"
>    Changer Device = "/etc/bacula/c1.conf" }
>
> Device {
>    Name = sata-changer-drive-0
>    DriveIndex = 0
>    Autochanger = yes;
>    DeviceType = File
>    MediaType = File
>    ArchiveDevice = /var/lib/bacula/vchanger/c1/0/drive0
>    RemovableMedia = no;
>    RandomAccess = yes; }
>
> Device {
>    Name = sata-changer-drive-1
>    DriveIndex = 1
>    Autochanger = yes;
>    DeviceType = File
>    MediaType = File
>    ArchiveDevice = /var/lib/bacula/vchanger/c1/1/drive1
>    RemovableMedia = no;
>    RandomAccess = yes; }
>
> vchanger conf {
> changer_name = c1
> slots_per_magazine = 10
> virtual_drives = 2
> magazine_bays = 2
> magazine = /mnt/vchanger/bay1
> magazine = /mnt/vchanger/bay2
>
> initmag 1 and 2 is fine.
>
> Loading the magazines works ok.
> 0 -> /mnt/vchanger/bay1
> 1 -> /mnt/vchanger/bay2
>
> label barcodes on autochanger device(0) looks like it creates barcodes
> for bay0 and bay1.
>
> Hence when I try to label barcodes on device(1), it says the labels
> have already been created.
>
> Is this the correct functionality?
>
> Thanks
> Amit
>
>
Yes it's all one changer you can have as many drives attached to it as 
you want you only label once per changer.

Since you mentioned USB attached look at by UUID it makes things more 
reliable.

Silas

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