On 7/31/07, Ralf Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not believe the DB has this information as this is handled by the > > scheduler while bacula is running. Although it may be possible for you > > to query the list of jobs to be run then try to figure out what tape > > would be needed. > > But the scheduler has to get his info from somewhere or somebody... > I believe it figures this out only when a tape is needed for a job because bacula has a very complex tape scheduling routines that allow the user to prefer writable tapes from the same pool in the drives and autoloaders versus selecting a different tape from the pool that is not in the drive or autoloader.
> > > For me I have never thought of this because I really do not need this > > feature. I have a 24 tape LTO2 library which always has a few tapes in > > the Scratch pool and for my single drives I use a single pool with no > > time restrictions on volume usage so about 1 time every 2 weeks I need > > to switch tapes in the morning. And obviously my disk volumes do not > > need switching. > > When Bacula complains about a full tape, does it ask for a "new" one, a > specific one or 'any' tape? An answer to this question would probably > help me to understand bacula's tape handling, it's so different from > Amanda's ... > It asks for a specific tape but you can give it any appendable tape from the pool that it is using or a tape from the Scratch pool (see the docs on the Scratch pool) John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
