Marcus wrote: > Hello List! > > Got a simple question for Bacula users, because last > time I didn't ask this I got burned... > I'm (brand) new to Bacula. I need to use it to archive > several hundred gig of video files (raw .dv) to DLT, > using an Adic Fastor (seven slot). Restores will be > common during editting but since I want to keep the > tapes forever there will be no real media rotation. > > The hope is to save up ~200gb of video and leave > Bacula to archive (AND VERIFY) it overnight to the > seven DLT4 tapes that the changer holds. That, and a > restore sometimes, is all I really want to do. > >>From what I read, Bacula can span volumes, which is a > must. But I wanted to make sure the above workflow > sounds workable. I worked on Amanda for a long time to > do this then found out it couldn't (officially) span > and I had to ditch it!
You won't have that problem with Bacula. What you're describing is very simple, and Bacula will handle it easily. It's just a question of transfer rate to and from your ADIC whether you can complete an archive-and-verify overnight. -- Phil Stracchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Renaissance Man, Unix generalist, Perl hacker Mobile: 603-216-7037 Landline: 603-886-3518 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users