If the ML3 supports mtx script (easy to test) Then yes, Baroes has a client the ‘fd’ that would scan and send the data directly to the ’sd’ which would be connected to the robot. I would setup a small fast disk pool to spool data, the spool not need to large enough to hold the full backup, my spools are 100GB, so I flush 100GB at a time to tape (it’s automatic) to avoid shoe-shininig the tape and wearing out the drives/tapes.
https://docs.bareos.org/TasksAndConcepts/DataSpooling.html But yes It can do what you ask, and most tape robots work with mtx, Brock Palen [email protected] www.mlds-networks.com Websites, Linux, Hosting, Joomla, Consulting > On May 8, 2025, at 10:33 AM, G Sm. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am trying to see if Bareos can help me with my back up use case. > We have a Dell ML3 library and i am trying to understand if Bareos can work > for backing up data to it. > > What we need to be able to do is to be able to back up data from a remote > TrueNas Core system directly to the tape (either through an agent if > supported or an smb share). The library host does not have sufficient local > storage to fist place the data there before backup up on the tapes. > > Does Bareos have support for the ML3? and if yes can it support this case? > > Thank you! > George > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "bareos-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/b4849997-0bcf-4bb1-874f-3f32941e7c91n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/28D8B4AF-5768-446A-B005-9DADC9A72621%40mlds-networks.com.
