> I am using Bacula 5.0.1 running on an Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit server with a Dell > PowerVault TL2000 tape library attached via a SAS controller. In the > library are two LTO4 drives and I am using LTO4 media. From a backup over > the weekend I found the following message in the bacula log: > > > > utility-sd JobId 377: End of medium on Volume "000032" Bytes=843,378,278,400 > Blocks=13,073,199 at 14-Apr-2012 19:45 > > > > I was hoping to get more than 843GB on a tape that can hold 800GB without > compression. I guess I can go to two tapes for this backup in the future > but I would sure hate to spend money on more tapes. Has anyone run into a > similar situation? >
Is your data already compressed (most pictures, video or audio files, zip files ...) ? Remember you do generally do not gain much by compressing data 2 (or more times). If that is not the case check for HW errors in your dmesg. Bacula will assume the tape is at the end when it hits a write error. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
