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[bacula/docs] / docs / manual / dirdconf.tex

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--- a/docs/manual/dirdconf.tex
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@@ -1731,8 +1731,8 @@ upgraded from another type  to a full backup.
 \item [DifferentialPool=Differential]
    \index[dir]{DifferentialPool}
    \index[dir]{Directive!DifferentialPool}
-   specifies to use the Pool  named {\bf Differential} if the job is a
-differential  backup.  
+   specifies to use the Pool named {\bf Differential} if the job is a
+   differential  backup.  
 
 \item [IncrementalPool=Incremental]
    \index[dir]{IncrementalPool}
@@ -1744,13 +1744,19 @@ incremental  backup.
    \index[dir]{SpoolData}
    \index[dir]{Directive!SpoolData}
    tells Bacula to request the Storage  daemon to spool data to a disk file
-before putting it on  tape.  
+   before writing it to the Volume (normally a tape). Thus the data is
+   written in large blocks to the Volume rather than small blocks. This
+   directive is particularly useful when running multiple simultaneous
+   backups to tape. It prevents interleaving of the job data and reduces
+   or eliminates tape drive stop and start commonly known as "shoe-shine".
 
 \item [SpoolSize={\it bytes}]
    \index[dir]{SpoolSize}
    \index[dir]{Directive!SpoolSize}
    where the bytes specify the maximum spool size for this job.
    The default is take from Device Maximum Spool Size limit. 
+   This directive is available only in Bacula version 2.3.5 or 
+   later.
 
 \item [WritePartAfterJob=yes|no]
    \index[dir]{WritePartAfterJob}