>>>>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:01:38 -0700, Jesse Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said:
Jesse> On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 21:49 +0100, Martin Simmons wrote: >> Oh, I thought the blockage and mount command is per storage device, >> not per >> tape. Jesse> It does block the storage device. It prevents the storage device from Jesse> automounting the next usable tape. I have automated marking the last Jesse> tape as 'Full', and I want to further automate unmounting it and Jesse> unloading it from the tape drive so that when I come in on Monday I can Jesse> just eject the magazine and remove the used tapes, shuffle in tapes, Jesse> reinsert the magazine and update slots. After which the next time a Jesse> backup would occur bacula would happily figure out what volume it can Jesse> use that is available and request it be loaded into the drive and mount Jesse> it for use. Jesse> As it stands, it looks like I can automate the umounting and unloading, Jesse> but I'll manually have to load a drive and mount it from bconsole to Jesse> clear the block flag. Jesse> Is there a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do? Just a way Jesse> to say 'I'm done w/ my umount stuff, feel free to manage the device now' Jesse> and walk away? I must be missing something here, but isn't update slots a manual operation too? If so, can't you write a script to mount and then update? __Martin ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
