> > Does bacula have any features that would be equivelent to an append > period? An append period is a window of time after the last job written > completes that still allows the tape to be appended. After the window > closes, no more appends would be allowed.
As in something similar to Backup Exec's protection? VolumeUseDuration is the equivalent of the Append duration in Backup Exec, a volume that is not yet full can be appended to only for this long. After the VolumeUseDuration period, the volume can only be recycled and reused, which is subject to the VolumeRetention period. This almost sounds exactly like what you want except you have said that the VolumeUseDuration would apply after the most recent job was written, instead of after the first job written to the tape... is this really what you meant? If that is really what you meant (most recent job on tape instead of first job on tape), can you give a specific scenario of where that exact behaviour would be useful? I'm curious... James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
