Setting Up a Tape Autochanger Using Bweb

This document is meant to be a walk-though guide to help you set up an Autochanger using the Bacula Systems’ Bweb Management Suite.

For Bacula Systems subscribers, support may be requested by sending an email to support@baculasystems.com or by opening a ticket in our Customer Portal.

This document is specific to Bacula Systems’ Bweb Management Suite version 12.x and there may be minor discrepancies with newer versions.

Go through the following steps:

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• Determine Node Names for Drives and Autochanger
• Determine the Password for the Storage Daemon (SD)
• Create Drive Device(s) in the Storage Daemon (SD)
• Create an Autochanger in the Storage Daemon (SD)
• Test the Tape Drive Device With Btape Utility
• Create a Storage Resource in the Director (DIR) for Each Drive Device
• Create an Autochanger Storage Resource in Director (DIR)
• Configure Bweb to Manage an Autochanger and Its Drive Devices
• Check if Scratch Pool Exists
• Label Tapes in an Autochanger
• Configure a Pool for Full Backups
• Test a Full Backup Job Using a New Autochanger

See also

Previous articles:

• Supported Tape Drives

Next articles:

• Tape Autochanger Setup with CLI

• Data Spooling

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