>>>>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:36:11 +0700 (ICT), Ken Barclay said: > > From: Ken Barclay [mailto:ken.barc...@qbmore.com] > Sent: Monday, 25 January 2010 11:15 AM > To: 'bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: Migration Tape to Tape > > Is it possible to Migrate from Tape to Tape using an Autochanger with only > > One Drive? > > > > Bacula 3.0.2 > > > > TIA, > > Mmm, I had a feeling that this might not be possible. > > So, would the following be a viable option? > > The situation = I have a few 800 Gb tapes that have a 30 Gb Full backup on > them which I would like to keep. Everything else on the tapes is no > longer required. > > The problem = Migration from tape to tape with single drive cannot happen. > > Solution(???)= Restore the backup to /BaculaRestores. Then run a new > backup job which will only backup the contents of /BaculaRestores. > > Would that work? > > Any potential issues?
It will probably work, but the paths in the new backup will contain /BaculaRestores instead of the original. That would complicate doing a real restore in the future. Instead of Tape to Tape migration you could do Tape to Disk to Tape if you define a file storage device with disk volumes. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users