Vchanger may be used with the Bacula Open Source network backup system to emulate a magazine-based tape autoloader using disk partitions on fixed or removable disk drives as virtual magazines and files on those partitions as virtual tape volumes.
Features
- Simultaneously utilize multiple removable drives as a single virtual autochanger
- Volume files may be added, deleted, or moved between physical devices
- Unlimited volume files and unlimited virtual drives
- Interaction with Bacula via bconsole supports plug-n-play of removable drives
- Easily scaled by adding additional removable drives
Categories
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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)Follow vchanger
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Very useful. Thanks.
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Without vchanger, Bacula has no right to claim it supports disk-based backup. Wtih vchanger, one gains the ability to use disks as virtual tape drives. Bacula should incorporate vchanger's functionality. This has been a complaint of mine for years.