\item [Always Open = {\it yes\vb{}no}]
\index[sd]{Always Open}
\index[sd]{Directive!Always Open}
- If {\bf Yes} (default), Bacula will always keep the device open unless
+ If {\bf Yes}, Bacula will always keep the device open unless
specifically {\bf unmounted} by the Console program. This permits
Bacula to ensure that the tape drive is always available, and properly
positioned. If you set
- {\bf AlwaysOpen} to {\bf no} {\bf Bacula} will only open the drive when
- necessary, and at the end of the Job if no other Jobs are using the
- drive, it will be freed. The next time Bacula wants to append to a tape
- on a drive that was freed, Bacula will rewind the tape and position it to
- the end. To avoid unnecessary tape positioning and to minimize
- unnecessary operator intervention, it is highly recommended that {\bf
- Always Open = yes}. This also ensures that the drive is available when
- Bacula needs it.
+ {\bf AlwaysOpen} to {\bf no} (default) {\bf Bacula} will only open the
+ drive when necessary, and at the end of the Job if no other Jobs are
+ using the drive, it will be freed. The next time Bacula wants to append
+ to a tape on a drive that was freed, Bacula will rewind the tape and
+ position it to the end. To avoid unnecessary tape positioning and to
+ minimize unnecessary operator intervention, it is highly recommended
+ that {\bf Always Open = yes}. This also ensures that the drive is
+ available when Bacula needs it.
If you have {\bf Always Open = yes} (recommended) and you want to use the
drive for something else, simply use the {\bf unmount} command in the