Networker

Re: [Networker] Q about a storage node for restore only

2009-11-18 15:03:07
Subject: Re: [Networker] Q about a storage node for restore only
From: Francis Swasey <Frank.Swasey AT UVM DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:59:22 -0500
On 11/18/09 2:52 PM, MIchael Leone wrote:
Yeah, I had to add that tape drive to the pool I want to recover from, in
order to mount the volume. I suppose as long as I leave no volumes in that drive, Networker won't try to back up onto that drive, when the backup for that pool starts tonight.

That's what I'm worried about ...

It won't backup to it -- but it may sit there all night asking for a tape to be mounted in that drive! The trick I use for such things is to disable the tape drive until I need it for a recovery -- since, I have to manually load the tape into it anyway.

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