I have a similar problem.
I can explain, however, that media that is in an Append state will NOT
be recycled. Bacula keeps the data as long as it can.
However, my problem with the Used volumes is the same. My volumes are
set for Max Use of 6 days... then they are marked Used... I then use a
different tape for 6 days, and go back to the first one. I always have
to manually purge the tape. The retention time is less than 7 days, so I
don't understand my issue either.
Thanks for bringing this up -- I've been too lazy to write in about it. ;)
Gabriele Bulfon wrote:
I have read, and read again the manual, but I still don't understand
how Bacula manage recycling...
Last Tuesday I had the Tuesday tape correctly written.
I have a Volume Retention of 5 days.
Next Tuesday I expected the Volume to be recycled, instead Bacula
appended.
I am lucky that the Volume has space enough for a second backup to be
appended, but this is not what I want, as I may risk that next time
there will not be enough space and the backup will fail requesting a
new Volume.
When is Bacula going to see that the retention period has passed, and
data has to be recycled?
Once someone told me to use the Max Use, and I did it, but Bacula was
not mounting the device automatically, requesting to manually mount
the volume because it was in Used state.......and this is not acceptable.
The fun thing is that when ins Used state, the volume was recycled
after mount.
Can someone explain me how Bacula is managing recycling?!
Thanx for any help.
<http://www.sonicle.com>
Gabriele Bulfon - Sonicle S.r.l.
Tel +39 028246016 Int. 30 - Fax +39 028243880
Via Felice Cavallotti 16 - 20089, Rozzano - Milano - ITALY
http://www.sonicle.com
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