Hello, You can try something like that :
cat > cmds <<EOF label barcodes Pool=Scratch drive=0 slots=51 yes EOF cat cmds | bconsole or echo -e "label barcodes ..\nyes" | bconsole You can also use an other bconsole session to do the rest of your work. Bye On Thursday 22 May 2008 16:49:14 Bob Hetzel wrote: > I'm proposing the following feature request... > > Item: Modify bacula console code to not block further commands while > labeling tapes. > > Origin: "Bob Hetzel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 22 May 2008 > > Status: > > Why: I (and presumably most places that are using bacula for larger > installations) have a 2-drive autochanger and so would like to be able > to use both drives for labeling tapes and/or run backups/restores/etc. > on the other drive(s). Currently, bacula 2.2.8 blocks further commands > while it waits for output from the drive and changer. > > Notes: Additionally, when you specify everything it's asking for on the > command line to tell it to label a tape using the barcode, you get a > prompt confirming the actual barcode. I'd like a way to override this > behavior. Message printing is fine with me but I want to be able to > turn off the confirmation yes|no question. > > Here's an example... > > *label barcodes Pool=Scratch drive=0 slots=51 > Automatically selected Storage: Dell-PV136T > Connecting to Storage daemon Dell-PV136T at gyrus:9103 ... > 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command. > Device "Dell-PV136T" has 72 slots. > Connecting to Storage daemon Dell-PV136T at gyrus:9103 ... > 3306 Issuing autochanger "list" command. > The following Volumes will be labeled: > Slot Volume > ============== > 51 LTO254L2 > Do you want to label these Volumes? (yes|no): yes > Connecting to Storage daemon Dell-PV136T at gyrus:9103 ... > Sending label command for Volume "LTO254L2" Slot 51 ... > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command. > 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result is Slot 49. > 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 49, drive 0" command. > 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 51, drive 0" command. > 3305 Autochanger "load slot 51, drive 0", status is OK. > 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command. > 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result is Slot 51. > 3000 OK label. VolBytes=64512 DVD=0 Volume="LTO254L2" Device="IBMLTO2-1" > (/dev/nst0) > Catalog record for Volume "LTO254L2", Slot 51 successfully created. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
