Re: [Bacula-users] Copying backups from Disk to Tape

[Clyde O G. <gof...@gm...>]

Hey Peter,

Thanks for your reply.  I'm not sure if this is what I want though.  If I
could migrate the data to Tape but also keep the data on disk for fast
restores then that would be ideal.  The Tapes will be kept offsite.  I only
want to use the Tape for restores in the event that a restore from Disk
fails or if I need to rebuilt my site at a alternate location.  It seems
your solution is a step in the right direction only I need to keep the data
on Disk as well.  Do you know if that's possible without having to do a
separate backup to Tape of the same data?

-Clyde

On 6/26/07, Peter Eisch <pe...@bo...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Clyde,
>
> In your pool definition include the key (Next Pool) with the right value:
>
> Pool {
>   Name = host
>   Use Volume Once = yes
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   Auto Prune = yes
>   Volume Retention = 13 days
>   Label Format = host-
>   Maximum Volumes = 15
>   Recycle = yes
>   Storage = hostFiles
>   Next Pool = DSI-Tape
> }
>
> Pool {
>   Name = DSI-Tape
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   Recycle = yes
>   AutoPrune = yes
>   Volume Retention = 31 days # rotate tapes monthly
>   Storage = TL2000
> }
>
>
> Then create a job to do the migration.  Below is an example.  Take care to
> note that I name my pools (separate pool for each host) the same name as the
> host.   Then replace the named 'host'  with the client's name.  Also note
> the bacula server is named '<bacula-server>'.  :
>
>
> Job {
>   Name = "host-migrate"
>   Type = Migrate
>   Level = Full
>   Client = <bacula-server>-fd
>   Write Bootstrap = "/u1/bacula/working/host-migrate.bsr"
>   FileSet = "Host Set"
>   Schedule = "MigrateCycle"
>   Messages = Standard
>   Pool = host
>   Selection Type = Volume
>   Selection Pattern = ".*"
>   Priority = 12
> }
>
> The Migrate cycle, at my site, fires off on Thursday nights so the tape
> can be rotated on Friday.  In the Migrate job, you could change what's
> written to tape to be a subset of  what was written in the disk backup by
> manipulating the FileSet.  The Migrate job draw from the Pool using the
> bacula-server's FD.
>
> Does this help?  Hopefully between the on-line manual and my example you
> can find a solution.
>
> NB: once the backup has been migrated, you can no longer use the disk copy
> of the backup in the event you need to restore.  If you restart the sd
> between migrate jobs (like a system reboot or add/change to the sd.conf)
> the next migrate will fail appending to the current tape.  It's for these
> two reasons that I only migrate weekly.
>
> peter
>
>
>
> On 6/26/07 1:58 PM, "Clyde O Goffe" <gof...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Thanks in advanced!
>
> On 6/26/07, *Clyde O Goffe* <gof...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm interested in knowing if there is a feature that allows you to
> automatically send a copy of a backup to disk off to tape for offsite
> storage.  I'm trying not to have to run two separate backups of the same
> server but instead just run one backup and then have it copied off to tape.
>  Also this way I know that the same data that's on disk is also on tape.
>  Any suggestions?
>
> -Clyde
>
>
>
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