I believe that this is already implemented. See <bacula-source>/patches/tests/scratch.patch and scratch.readme
On Thursday 08 February 2007 17:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Item 1: add option to assign purged volumes to Scratch pool > > Date: 08 Feb, 2007 > Origin: Mark Bergman > Status: > > What: > Add an option to allow purged volumes to be automatically assigned > to the Scratch pool upon reuse. > > Why: > It's often difficult to predict how much media each pool will require > for a backup. The "Scratch" pool, which allows media to be automatically > assigned to any other pool is an excellent way of dealing with this. > > However, as media are purged and recycled, they stay within the pool > to which they were originally assigned. While this has some advantages, > I'd like to see the option to have purged media automatically reassigned > to the Scratch pool, so that (upon reuse) they can be moved to any pool. > > Notes: > It would be helpful to set the "Assign to Scratch Pool Upon Purge" > option individually for each piece of media. This setting could be > recorded in the database or on the media label itself. > > For example, if I've got a mix of LTO-2 and LTO-3 tapes in an auto > changer, I may want to assign the LTO-3 tapes to the "Full" pool, and > have them fixed in that pool. > > However, the LTO-2 tapes would begin by being assigned to the Scratch > pool. As they are purged, I'd like them to be re-assigned to the Scratch > pool. > > > -------- > Mark Bergman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > System Administrator > Section of Biomedical Image Analysis 215-662-7310 > Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania > > http://pgpkeys.pca.dfn.de:11371/pks/lookup?search=mark.bergman%40.uphs.upen >n.edu > > > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the > personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent > responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
