Why not use the tape that’s there?

*run
A job name must be specified.
The defined Job resources are:
     1: BackupCatalog
     2: RestoreFiles
     3: MigrateDiskToTape
     4: CopyMegaFileToTape
     5: laptop
     6: laptop-vpn
     7: laptop-wifi-5.3
     8: laptop-verify
     9: laptop-websites
    10: laptop-xp
    11: wocker
    12: bast basic
    13: bast home
    14: dbclone basic
    15: dbclone home
    16: polo basic
    17: polo
    18: kraken basic
    19: kraken
    20: nyi maildir
    21: nyi maildir tarball
    22: nyi basic
    23: nyi
    24: supernews basic
    25: supernews
    26: supernews maildir
    27: ngaio basic
    28: ngaio databases
    29: ngaio
    30: latens basic
    31: latens home
    32: testing
    33: kraken tape
Select Job resource (1-33): 33
Run Backup job
JobName:  kraken tape
Level:    Incremental
Client:   kraken-fd
FileSet:  small fileset
Pool:     Fulls (From Job resource)
Storage:  DigitalTapeLibrary (From Pool resource)
When:     2010-11-23 20:26:35
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): mod
Parameters to modify:
     1: Level
     2: Storage
     3: Job
     4: FileSet
     5: Client
     6: When
     7: Priority
     8: Pool
     9: Plugin Options
Select parameter to modify (1-9): 1
Levels:
     1: Full
     2: Incremental
     3: Differential
     4: Since
     5: VirtualFull
Select level (1-5): 1
Run Backup job
JobName:  kraken tape
Level:    Full
Client:   kraken-fd
FileSet:  small fileset
Pool:     Fulls (From Job resource)
Storage:  DigitalTapeLibrary (From Pool resource)
When:     2010-11-23 20:26:35
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): yes
Job queued. JobId=40124
*m
23-Nov 20:26 bacula-dir JobId 40124: Start Backup JobId 40124, Job=kraken_tape.2010-11-23_20.26.41_08
23-Nov 20:26 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3307 Issuing autochanger "unload slot 10, drive 0" command.
*m
23-Nov 20:27 bacula-dir JobId 40124: Using Device "DTL01"
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "DGG465" on "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0). Manual load may be required.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: W]# /usr/local/sbin/mtx-changer /dev/pass10 load 5 /dev/sa0 0
Loading media from Storage Element 5 into drive 0...done
arning: mount.c:217 Open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0) Volume "DGG465" failed:
ERR=dev.c:491 Unable to open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=Device not configured

23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "DGG465" on "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0). Manual load may be required.
23-Nov 20:27 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Please mount Volume "DGG465" or label a new one for:
    Job:          kraken_tape.2010-11-23_20.26.41_08
    Storage:      "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0)
    Pool:         Fulls
    Media type:   DLT
*m
23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Warning: mount.c:217 Open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0) Volume "DGG465" failed:
 ERR=dev.c:491 Unable to open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=Device not configured

23-Nov 20:32 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "DGG465" on "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0). Manual load may be required.
23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Warning: mount.c:217 Open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0) Volume "DGG465" failed:
 ERR=dev.c:491 Unable to open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=Device not configured

23-Nov 20:37 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "DGG465" on "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0). Manual load may be required.
23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Warning: mount.c:217 Open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0) Volume "DGG465" failed:
 ERR=dev.c:491 Unable to open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=Device not configured

23-Nov 20:42 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Invalid slot=0 defined in catalog for Volume "DGG465" on "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0). Manual load may be required.
23-Nov 20:47 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:47 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:47 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:47 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 20:47 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Warning: mount.c:217 Open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0) Volume "DGG465" failed:
 ERR=dev.c:491 Unable to open device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0): ERR=Device not configured

*

Why do you want DGG465? There are perfectly fine Volumes already in the library:

*list media pool=Fulls
+---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| mediaid | volumename | volstatus | enabled | volbytes       | volfiles | volretention | recycle | slot | inchanger | mediatype | lastwritten         |
+---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
|     267 | DGG457     | Full      |       1 | 49,412,772,864 |       61 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       | 2010-02-23 12:31:20 |
|     268 | DGG441     | Full      |       1 | 52,202,078,208 |       62 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       | 2010-03-07 09:29:08 |
|     269 | DGG471     | Error     |       1 | 49,254,395,904 |       53 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       | 2010-03-07 15:37:37 |
|     270 | DGG465     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|     271 | DGG440     | Full      |       1 | 55,951,193,088 |       69 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       | 2010-02-07 10:28:25 |
|   1,277 | ETU001     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,278 | ETU010     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,279 | ETU009     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,280 | ETU008     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,281 | ETU007     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,282 | ETU006     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    5 |         1 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,283 | ETU005     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,284 | ETU004     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    6 |         1 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,285 | ETU003     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    7 |         1 | DLT       |                     |
|   1,286 | ETU002     | Append    |       1 |         64,512 |        0 |   94,608,000 |       1 |    0 |         0 | DLT       |                     |
+---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+

So let me manually load a tape into the drive:

# /usr/local/sbin/mtx-changer /dev/pass10 load 5 /dev/sa0 0
Loading media from Storage Element 5 into drive 0...done

Then, mount it:

*mount storage=DigitalTapeLibrary
3001 OK mount requested. Device="DTL01" (/dev/nsa0)
*m
23-Nov 20:55 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 20:55 kraken-sd JobId 40124: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result is Slot 5.
*m
You have no messages.
*

Then it ran!

*m
23-Nov 20:55 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Wrote label to prelabeled Volume "ETU006" on device "DTL01" (/dev/nsa0)
23-Nov 20:55 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:01, Transfer rate = 1.201 K Bytes/second
23-Nov 20:55 kraken-sd JobId 40124: Sending spooled attrs to the Director. Despooling 259 bytes ...
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: Bacula bacula-dir 5.0.3 (04Aug10): 23-Nov-2010 20:55:35
  Build OS:               i386-portbld-freebsd8.1 freebsd 8.1-STABLE
  JobId:                  40124
  Job:                    kraken_tape.2010-11-23_20.26.41_08
  Backup Level:           Full
  Client:                 "kraken-fd" 5.0.3 (04Aug10) amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1,freebsd,8.1-STABLE
  FileSet:                "small fileset" 2010-11-23 20:15:00
  Pool:                   "Fulls" (From Job FullPool override)
  Catalog:                "MyCatalog" (From Client resource)
  Storage:                "DigitalTapeLibrary" (From Pool resource)
  Scheduled time:         23-Nov-2010 20:26:35
  Start time:             23-Nov-2010 20:27:25
  End time:               23-Nov-2010 20:55:35
  Elapsed time:           28 mins 10 secs
  Priority:               10
  FD Files Written:       1
  SD Files Written:       1
  FD Bytes Written:       1,112 (1.112 KB)
  SD Bytes Written:       1,201 (1.201 KB)
  Rate:                   0.0 KB/s
  Software Compression:   None
  VSS:                    no
  Encryption:             no
  Accurate:               no
  Volume name(s):         ETU006
  Volume Session Id:      162
  Volume Session Time:    1290046365
  Last Volume Bytes:      129,024 (129.0 KB)
  Non-fatal FD errors:    0
  SD Errors:              0
  FD termination status:  OK
  SD termination status:  OK
  Termination:            Backup OK

23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: Begin pruning Jobs older than 3 years .
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: No Jobs found to prune.
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: Begin pruning Jobs.
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: No Files found to prune.
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: End auto prune.

23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: shell command: run AfterJob "/home/dan/bin/dlt-stats Full ETU006"
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: sa1
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: (standard_in) 1: syntax error
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: [: !=: unexpected operator
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 20:55 bacula-dir JobId 40124: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
*

After a few adjustments, mostly to the JobDefs, I now have a job that runs:

*run job=CopyMegaFileToTape
Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
Run Copy job
JobName:       CopyMegaFileToTape
Bootstrap:     *None*
Client:        wocker-fd
FileSet:       wocker files
Pool:          FullsFile (From Job resource)
Read Storage:  MegaFile (From Pool resource)
Write Storage: DigitalTapeLibrary (From Storage from Pool's NextPool resource)
JobId:         *None*
When:          2010-11-23 20:49:49
Catalog:       MyCatalog
Priority:      10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): yes
Job queued. JobId=40131
You have messages.
*m
23-Nov 21:49 bacula-dir JobId 40131: The following 1 JobId was chosen to be copied: 39676
23-Nov 21:49 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Copying using JobId=39676 Job=wocker.2010-11-07_05.55.00_25
23-Nov 21:49 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Bootstrap records written to /home/bacula/working/bacula-dir.restore.3.bsr
23-Nov 21:49 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Start Copying JobId 40131, Job=CopyMegaFileToTape.2010-11-23_21.49.51_21
23-Nov 21:49 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Using Device "DTL01"
23-Nov 21:49 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Ready to read from volume "FileAuto-1220" on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes).
23-Nov 21:49 kraken-sd JobId 40131: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded? drive 0" command.
23-Nov 21:49 kraken-sd JobId 40131: 3302 Autochanger "loaded? drive 0", result: nothing loaded.
23-Nov 21:49 kraken-sd JobId 40131: 3304 Issuing autochanger "load slot 5, drive 0" command.
*m
23-Nov 21:51 kraken-sd JobId 40131: 3305 Autochanger "load slot 5, drive 0", status is OK.
23-Nov 21:51 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Volume "ETU006" previously written, moving to end of data.
23-Nov 21:52 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Ready to append to end of Volume "ETU006" at file=2.
23-Nov 21:52 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Forward spacing Volume "FileAuto-1220" to file:block 0:2340466654.
23-Nov 22:00 kraken-sd JobId 40131: End of Volume at file 1 on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes), Volume "FileAuto-1220"
23-Nov 22:00 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Ready to read from volume "FileAuto-1224" on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes).
23-Nov 22:00 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Forward spacing Volume "FileAuto-1224" to file:block 0:215.
23-Nov 22:18 kraken-sd JobId 40131: End of Volume at file 1 on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes), Volume "FileAuto-1224"
23-Nov 22:18 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Ready to read from volume "FileAuto-1225" on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes).
23-Nov 22:18 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Forward spacing Volume "FileAuto-1225" to file:block 0:215.
23-Nov 22:38 kraken-sd JobId 40131: End of Volume at file 1 on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes), Volume "FileAuto-1225"
23-Nov 22:38 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Ready to read from volume "FileAuto-1226" on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes).
23-Nov 22:38 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Forward spacing Volume "FileAuto-1226" to file:block 0:215.
23-Nov 22:41 kraken-sd JobId 40131: End of Volume at file 0 on device "MegaFile" (/storage/compressed/bacula/volumes), Volume "FileAuto-1226"
23-Nov 22:41 kraken-sd JobId 40131: End of all volumes.
23-Nov 22:41 kraken-sd JobId 40131: Sending spooled attrs to the Director. Despooling 42,692,603 bytes ...
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Bacula bacula-dir 5.0.3 (04Aug10): 23-Nov-2010 22:45:07
  Build OS:               i386-portbld-freebsd8.1 freebsd 8.1-STABLE
  Prev Backup JobId:      39676
  Prev Backup Job:        wocker.2010-11-07_05.55.00_25
  New Backup JobId:       40132
  Current JobId:          40131
  Current Job:            CopyMegaFileToTape.2010-11-23_21.49.51_21
  Backup Level:           Full
  Client:                 wocker-fd
  FileSet:                "wocker files" 2010-03-20 05:55:02
  Read Pool:              "FullsFile" (From Job resource)
  Read Storage:           "MegaFile" (From Pool resource)
  Write Pool:             "Fulls" (From Job Pool's NextPool resource)
  Write Storage:          "DigitalTapeLibrary" (From Storage from Pool's NextPool resource)
  Catalog:                "MyCatalog" (From Client resource)
  Start time:             23-Nov-2010 21:49:53
  End time:               23-Nov-2010 22:45:07
  Elapsed time:           55 mins 14 secs
  Priority:               10
  SD Files Written:       103,895
  SD Bytes Written:       15,016,639,895 (15.01 GB)
  Rate:                   4531.3 KB/s
  Volume name(s):         ETU006
  Volume Session Id:      166
  Volume Session Time:    1290046365
  Last Volume Bytes:      15,031,554,048 (15.03 GB)
  SD Errors:              0
  SD termination status:  OK
  Termination:            Copying OK

23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Begin pruning Jobs older than 3 years .
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: No Jobs found to prune.
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: Begin pruning Jobs.
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: No Files found to prune.
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: End auto prune.

23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: shell command: run AfterJob "/home/dan/bin/dlt-stats Full FileAuto-1226"
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: sa1
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: (standard_in) 1: syntax error
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: [: !=: unexpected operator
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
23-Nov 22:45 bacula-dir JobId 40131: AfterJob: cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist

The JobDefs is:

JobDefs {
  Name        = "DefaultJobTape"
  Type        = Backup
  Level       = Incremental
  Client      = polo-fd
  FileSet     = "Full Set"
  Schedule    = "WeeklyCycle"
  Storage     = DigitalTapeLibrary
  Messages    = Standard
  Pool        = FullsFile

#  Full         Backup Pool = Fulls
#  Incremental  Backup Pool = Incrementals
#  Differential Backup Pool = Differentials

  Priority    = 10

  # don't spool date when backing up to disk
  Spool Data  = no
  Spool Attributes = yes

  Allow Higher Duplicates = no
  Allow Duplicate Jobs = no
  Cancel Queued Duplicates = yes

  RunAfterJob  = "/home/dan/bin/dlt-stats %l %v"
}

The job itself:

Job {
  Name     = "CopyMegaFileToTape"
  Type     = Copy
  JobDefs  = "DefaultJobTape"
  Messages = Standard
  Schedule = "Never"

  # required, but presumably ignored
  Client   = wocker-fd
  # required, but presumably ignored
  FileSet  = "wocker files"


  Selection Type    = SQLQuery
#  Selection Pattern = "select jobid, name, poolid from job where starttime >= '14-Mar-2007 10:14:44' and starttime < = '17-Mar-2007 03:15:12' order by jobid"
#  Selection Pattern = "select jobid from jobmedia where mediaid = 134;"
  Selection Pattern = "select jobid, name, poolid, starttime, jobbytes from job where starttime between 
'2010-03-13 13:59:43' and '2011-03-14 12:22:52' and level = 'F' and jobid = 39676 order by jobid"

  # no sense spooling local data
  Spool Data       = no
  Spool Attributes = yes
  Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 4
}

Now that I have the basics running, I can see why I might want to put everything into one pool. Each pool needs its own Copy Job.... However, I like the concept of keeping Volumes, on a File based system, in some type of a directory hierarchy. ZFS (my filesystem of choice for this endeavor) will have no problem coping with a large number of files in a single directory.

If I do decide to merge everything into one pool, I will have to:

  • Move all the Volume files to a single directory
  • Alter the Archive Device directive within each Device resource to point to the above mentioned directory

That should be it. Sound easy enough to you?

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