On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 12:47:53PM +0200, Arno Lehmann wrote: > > ... > Volume use duration refers to the duration a volume can be appended to. > After that time, the volume is marked used. After the retention periods > have expired, the volume can be recycled, and then be appended for the > set duration again. > > >Would adding "Recycle = No" be sufficient to get the expected > >behavior? > > Yes and no. > The volumes would no longer be reused then, but they would not be > deleted from disk or from the catalog.
Once I start thinking "volume = tape" it all starts making more sense. Deleting the file volume would be like trashing the tape, and the latter is clearly beyond any software's ability. The recycling behavior is like writing over the tape (sort of... even there relabelling seems desirable, but I guess if the label is "Tuesday" that's not necessary). > > >My goals: > >* after a certain time the physical file (volume) is not written to > > Volume Use Duration (plus disabling recycling). Do I need to manually reset the recycling attribute on existing volumes? > > >* after a certain time that physical file is deleted (ideally, this > > would be a longer time than the first item) > > Bacula doesn't do that itself. Perhaps later, with a python event > triggered when pruning a volume... Too bad. Though I guess my real rule should be "delete after buring to CD," so maybe it really does need to be manual (or part of the burning program). > > >* different jobs may use the same volume (if they run during the > > period its live and they aren't too big) > > No problem. > > >* the deletion does not delete records in the catalog > > Why would you want the records in the catalog once the volume doesn't > exist anymore? So I had a record of the files on my system. Obviously more useful with full backups than other kinds. > > >How do I get that? > > You will need some intervention from outside of Bacula to delete the > actual volume files, the rest can be achived by configuration changes. > > Arno > Thanks for your very helpful answers. Ross ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
