Hello Ryan, I'm not sure of my understanding of "recycle oldest" but I think it permit to reuse a volume wich all jobs and files are out of retention regardless of the volume retention. So, it is useless if VolRetention<FileRetention and VolRetention<JobRetention
Someone can confirm/correct ? Ludovic. Ryan Novosielski a écrit : > I would like to echo this question... not sure why both of those steps > would be needed. My guess is because either of them might be on or off > (AutoPrune and Prune Oldest Volume). > > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - User Support Spec. III > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.| IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > > > Ludovic Strappazon wrote: > >> I agree with you about moving 8 before 7. >> But from my test, I think that 8 is currently between 3 and 4. >> >> There is something I don't understand : Is there something the 9 can >> do that the 4 couldn't ? >> (ie : prune oldest is included in prune all, no ?) >> >> Ludovic. >> >> Kern Sibbald wrote: >> >>> On Monday 28 November 2005 12:26, Ludovic Strappazon wrote: >>> >>> >>>> This is maybe more readable : >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, thanks, it keeps it all on one line. So, thanks for the >>> example, this seems pretty clear. >>> Here is the algorithm that Bacula uses to get the next volume (as >>> written in the manual): >>> >>> 1. Search the Pool for a Volume with VolStatus=Append (if there is more >>> than one, the Volume with the oldest date last written is >>> chosen. If >>> two have the same date then the one with the lowest MediaId is >>> chosen). >>> 2. Search the Pool for a Volume with VolStatus=Recycle and the >>> InChanger >>> flag is set true (if there is more than one, the Volume with the >>> oldest >>> date last written is chosen. If two have the same date then the one >>> with the lowest MediaId is chosen). >>> 3. Try recycling any purged Volumes. >>> 4. Prune volumes applying Volume retention period (Volumes with >>> VolStatus Full, Used, or Append are pruned). 5. Search the Pool >>> for a Volume with VolStatus=Purged 6. If InChanger was set, go back >>> to the first step above, but >>> this second time, ignore the InChanger flag in step 2. >>> 7. Attempt to create a new Volume if automatic labeling enabled >>> If Python is enabled, a Python NewVolume even is generated before >>> the Label Format check is used. >>> 8. If a Pool named "Scratch" exists, search for a Volume and if found >>> move it to the current Pool for the Job and use it. >>> 9. Prune the oldest Volume if RecycleOldestVolume=yes (the Volume >>> with the >>> oldest LastWritten date and VolStatus equal to Full, Recycle, >>> Purged, Used, >>> or Append is chosen). This record ensures that all retention >>> periods are >>> properly respected. 10. Purge the oldest Volume if >>> PurgeOldestVolume=yes (the Volume with the >>> oldest LastWritten date and VolStatus equal to Full, Recycle, >>> Purged, >>> Used, or Append is chosen). We strongly recommend against the >>> use of PurgeOldestVolume as it can quite easily lead to loss of >>> current backup >>> data. >>> Please look it over carefully, but it seems to me that if I move >>> item 8 before item 7 (i.e. exchange the two), Bacula will do what >>> you want. I agree this would be much more logical ... >>> >>> Please let me know what you think. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> I have a pool with two full tapes : >>>> >>>> Tape_1|Full|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=5/11/2005 >>>> Tape_2|Full|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=23/11/2005 >>>> >>>> >>>> And a Scratch Pool with Tape_3. >>>> >>>> >>>> If I run a job, this is what happen : >>>> >>>> Tape_1|Full|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=5/11/2005 >>>> Tape_2|Full|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=23/11/2005 >>>> Tape_3|Append|1 year|1Recycle=yes|LastWritten=23/11/2005 >>>> >>>> >>>> I was expecting : >>>> >>>> Tape_1|Purged|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=5/11/2005 >>>> Tape_2|Full|1 week|Recycle=yes|LastWritten=23/11/2005 >>>> >>>> So Bacula don't really need Tape_3 as it can use Tape_1. >>>> >>>> Ludovic. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> - The retention of the volume added from the Scratch Pool should >>>>>> be the >>>>>> retention of its new pool instead of one year. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, this is a good idea. The Volume should take on the retention >>>>> period >>>>> of the new pool. Noted ... >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through >> log files >> for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes >> searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! >> http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. 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