Run backup job with specified pool in Bacula

Unfortunately the run command in Bacula only has a few options, so it's not possible to actually pass a pool to the run command right away. However, there's a decent alternative, by performing the mod action automatically. The only thing to do is to find the menu entry for the pool you want:

$ echo -e "run job=Mack level=Full\nmod\n8\n." | sudo bconsole
Connecting to Director localhost:9101
1000 OK: mijlweg-dir Version: 5.0.3 (04 August 2010)
Enter a period to cancel a command.
run job=Mack level=Full
Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
Run Backup job
JobName:  Mack
Level:    Full
Client:   mijlweg-fd
FileSet:  Mack
Pool:     Default (From Job resource)
Storage:  LTO-5 (From Job resource)
When:     2012-09-04 22:14:04
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): mod
Parameters to modify:
     1: Level
     2: Storage
     3: Job
     4: FileSet
     5: Client
     6: When
     7: Priority
     8: Pool
     9: Plugin Options
Select parameter to modify (1-9): 8
The defined Pool resources are:
     1: Default
     2: Monthly
     3: Ghost
Select Pool resource (1-3): .
Selection aborted, nothing done.
Job not run.
$ 

Don't assume the numbers here are equal to what you have, but actually run this command with a valid job identifier (I used Mack in the example). After that, make a small change to command to run the backup job:

$ echo -e "run job=Mack level=Full\nmod\n8\n2\nyes" | sudo bconsole
Connecting to Director localhost:9101
1000 OK: mijlweg-dir Version: 5.0.3 (04 August 2010)
Enter a period to cancel a command.
run job=Mack level=Full
Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
Run Backup job
JobName:  Mack
Level:    Full
Client:   mijlweg-fd
FileSet:  Mack
Pool:     Default (From Job resource)
Storage:  LTO-5 (From Job resource)
When:     2012-09-04 22:20:29
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): mod
Parameters to modify:
     1: Level
     2: Storage
     3: Job
     4: FileSet
     5: Client
     6: When
     7: Priority
     8: Pool
     9: Plugin Options
Select parameter to modify (1-9): 8
The defined Pool resources are:
     1: Default
     2: Monthly
     3: Ghost
Select Pool resource (1-3): 2
Run Backup job
JobName:  Mack
Level:    Full
Client:   mijlweg-fd
FileSet:  Mack
Pool:     Monthly (From User input)
Storage:  LTO-5 (From Job resource)
When:     2012-09-04 22:20:29
Priority: 10
OK to run? (yes/mod/no): yes
Job queued. JobId=12660
$ 

And there you go, backup running with specified pool!