According to the docs, in order to reserve a tape drive for restore, I can
create a separate storage unit, and then not make it available for backups.
Unfortunately, I don't think this is a good solution.
1. I have all my backup classes set to use any available storage unit. This
allows me to let the software do all the scheduling, load balancing, etc.
2. If I don't do #1, then I'm forced to manually allocated
classes/clients/schedules to individual storage units, which defeats the whole
purpose.
Has anyone come up with a better solution to this problem? I would entertain
wild ideas about making another master server and moving tapes to it when
forced to do a restore while the other storage units are busy, but this seems
needlessly complicated.
Recommendations?
Thanks.
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