Ubuntu tape backup

[Nate Plamondon]

Hans:   I am able to move the tapes via the mtx command and the
bacula-included mtx-changers script.  However, when I try to test the
autochanger within the bacula console, it reports "device is not an
autochanger."

Craig:  The tape spanning, interface and reporting are the major
reasons I would like to stick with bacula.

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 Craig White:
>On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 13:08 -0700, der.hans wrote:
>> Am 13. Jul, 2006 schwätzte Nate Plamondon so:
>>
>> > I recently acquired a Dell PowerVault 120T SCSI tape autochanger for
>>
>> My sympathies.
>>
>> > use with my Ubuntu Dapper machine at home.  I have precious little
>> > experience with tape backups and could use a little help.  I have thus
>> > far tried using amanda (no autochanger support) and bacula (doesn't
>>
>> I'm pretty sure I've used amanda with autochangers before.
>>
>> > want to use my autochanger).  I think bacula could fulfill my needs,
>> > but I'm not entirely sure how to configure it to work properly.  I
>> > could also use a hand setting up a sane backups scheme.  I have some
>> > ideas, but I would like an experienced opinion.  Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Try moving things around by hand just to make sure the autochanger and the
>> commo with the OS are working.
>>
>> mtx - controls tape autochangers
>>
>> Yup, looks like amanda can handle libraries.
>>
>> ###
>> MTX can be used to manipulate tape auto-changers, also known as
>> "jukeboxes", such that backup software can make use of the multiple tape
>> capabilities of the auto-changer.  In particular, this is necessary glue
>> for using a backup system like Amanda with a DDS auto-changer like the HP
>> Surestore 12000e.
>> ###
>----
>I think you will find that bacula has become the GPL backup monster -
>though amanda is very good and very UNIX, bacula has features out the
>wazoo, can span tapes, web based reporting with graphs, etc.
>
>Craig

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