From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D9AEF819D for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:18:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id B995B2FEE for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:18:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:18:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id D429A46375 for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:18:03 +0100 (CET) From: Aaron Lauterer To: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 12:18:03 +0100 Message-Id: <20230302111803.1036128-1-a.lauterer@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL -0.044 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record Subject: [pbs-devel] [PATCH] docs: reword WORM tape documentation X-BeenThere: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox Backup Server development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:18:04 -0000 Mainly splitting long sentences into smaller ones. Some rewording happened in the process. The changes should still transport the same information. Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer --- docs/tape-backup.rst | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst index a3a62818..f04b1284 100644 --- a/docs/tape-backup.rst +++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst @@ -1053,17 +1053,18 @@ This command does the following: WORM Tapes ---------- -WORM (write once, read many) tapes are special cartridges that cannot be deleted -or overwritten, which may be useful for legal or protection purposes. +WORM (write once, read many) tapes are special cartridges that cannot be +deleted or overwritten. This may be useful for legal or protection purposes. -Since they cannot be overwritten or deleted, if you want to use them, you must -use a media pool with a retention policy of `keep`, otherwise a backup job -potentially fails when trying to erase or overwrite it. +If you want to use them, you must use a media pool with a retention policy of +`keep`. Otherwise, a backup job can fail when it tries to erase or overwrite +the tape. + +Proxmox Backup Server makes no distinction between normal and WORM tapes. To +avoid confusion, use a different naming scheme for WORM backups and use +dedicated media pools for them. Do not mix WORM and non-WORM tapes in the same +media pool. -Proxmox Backup Server does not handle WORM tapes differently, so it is -recommended to use a different naming scheme, use only seperate media pools -and not mix WORM and non-WORM tapes in a media pool together (since it may -lead to confusion about which tapes are not overwritable). Example Setups -------------- -- 2.30.2