From cad8e0e61bc32327cf2e5b33d05f0f08c10fcbd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 09:55:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix Attribute spooling documentation --- docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex | 50 +++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex b/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex index 32f4558b..9f9739c0 100644 --- a/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex +++ b/docs/manuals/en/main/dirdconf.tex @@ -1513,15 +1513,29 @@ RunScript { If this directive is set to {\bf yes} (default no), the Storage daemon will be requested to spool the data for this Job to disk rather than write it - directly to tape. Once all the data arrives or the spool files' maximum sizes - are reached, the data will be despooled and written to tape. Spooling data - prevents tape shoe-shine (start and stop) during - Incremental saves. If you are writing to a disk file using this option - will probably just slow down the backup jobs. + directly 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. Once all the data arrives or the spool + files' maximum sizes are reached, the data will be despooled and written + to tape. + + Spooling data prevents interleaving date from several job and reduces or + eliminates tape drive stop and start commonly known as "shoe-shine". + + We don't recommend using this option if you are writing to a disk file + using this option will probably just slow down the backup jobs. NOTE: When this directive is set to yes, Spool Attributes is also automatically set to yes. +\item [SpoolData=yes\vb{}no] + \index[dir]{SpoolData} + \index[dir]{Directive!SpoolData} + tells Bacula to request the Storage daemon to spool data to a disk file + before writing it to the Volume (normally a tape). + \item [Spool Attributes = \lt{}yes\vb{}no\gt{}] \index[dir]{Spool Attributes} \index[dir]{Directive!Spool Attributes} @@ -1541,6 +1555,15 @@ RunScript { NOTE: When Spool Data is set to yes, Spool Attributes is also automatically set to yes. +\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 [Where = \lt{}directory\gt{}] \index[dir]{Where} \index[dir]{Directive!Where} @@ -2006,23 +2029,6 @@ upgraded from another type to a full backup. specifies to use the Pool named {\bf Incremental} if the job is an incremental backup. -\item [SpoolData=yes\vb{}no] - \index[dir]{SpoolData} - \index[dir]{Directive!SpoolData} - tells Bacula to request the Storage daemon to spool data to a disk file - 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\vb{}no] \index[dir]{WritePartAfterJob} -- 2.39.5