Hi Beren, Yes, Bacula will automatically load the next tape once the first one is full. Both tapes must be in the same pool in the catalog. You may need to specify "Accept Any Volume = yes" in your pool definition in bacula-dir.conf. All of the examples I've seen have that line anyway. :)
I can't speak for all autochangers, but mine leaves the last used tape loaded in the drive, and doesn't rewind it automatically. Mine is an HP DAT40x6 (6 tape DDS-4 autochanger). My drive's device name is /dev/nst0. With the mt tape driver in Linux, The "n" in nst0 specifies "no automatic rewind". Other changers may behave differently. The best way to find out is to test. My guess is that most changers would leave the tape in the drive. You could automate the unloading of a tape after a job by creating a RunAfter script containing an mtx-changer unload command. Cheers, -Ryan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beren Gamble Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:17 AM To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Bacula-users] 2 questions about Autochangers Hi, I've set bacula up to work with our autochanger. my 2 questions are: If I have two labeled tapes in the library, then bacula uses one to full capacity. Will bacula automatically continue the job on the next tape? Also, when bacula has finished all jobs, will it place the tape back in to the library slot. I'm just trying to make it as easy as possible for our operations guy (tape shuffler) Cheers, Beren ********************************************************************** The views expressed within this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily those of the Council. The information in this internet e-mail is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended above named addressee it may be unlawful for you to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use the information in this internet e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient of this internet e-mail please telephone the sender on +44(0)20 8863 5611. LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW... ********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
