On 11/11/2009 4:53 AM, Andrew Vliet wrote: > Hello all, > > Been looking for a half hour or so now, and it /seems/ that - with > moderate work - Bacula can use disk as media..? Is that true? > > I'd be more interested in using eSATA than USB. > > Can anyone confirm that this can be done? > > Thanks, > Andrew Vliet > > I've been doing all backups that way for a bit over six months now. It's much more convenient than tape.
Just use "Media Type = File" in your director Storage definition block, which changes volumes from individual tapes to individual files. Then use something like this in your storage daemon configuration: Device { Name = MiniTowerStorage Device Type = File Media Type = File Archive Device = /backups LabelMedia = yes Random Access = yes # Requires Mount = yes # Mount Point = "/backups" # Mount Command = "/etc/bacula/mountback" # Unmount Command = "/etc/bacula/unmountback" AutomaticMount = yes RemovableMedia = no AlwaysOpen = no } That's from a 2.4.4 config. The 3.x options may be slightly different, but I haven't migrated yet. The commented statements are what should make Bacula automatically mount and unmount the storage, but it doesn't actually work. It will happily mount the array, but when the job is done, it does not run the unmount command. I worked around that by adding before/after scripts to each job that do the mounting/unmounting. You could just leave the storage mounted, of course, but I prefer being able to physically remove the drive tower at any time when a job isn't running, without having to manually log to unmount and stop the array first. Things get more complicated if you want to cycle multiple different drives. You'll want to search the mailing list archive for info about that - as I recall from what I've read, it's not all that easy to do properly. My last bit of advice is to size the volumes appropriately, since the files are treated exactly like tapes for the purposes of expiration and reuse. Size the volumes too big, and you might run into a situation that's exactly like running out of tapes before the oldest one can be recycled, but can't be remedied as easily as adding more to the pool. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users