Hi,
On 9/1/2006 1:40 PM, Uwe Schuerkamp wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I was wondering about the best way to tell bacula that volumes not
> present in the changer are not to be recycled / used to avoid operator
> intervention. We store some tapes (usually 3 out of 8) off-site, but
> those volume records will remain in the database, so when the time
> comes for bacula to use a new volume when all are full, it should
> recycle the oldest volume *in the changer*, not in the volume pool
> which quite likely is stored miles away.
The best thing to do is to wait some time... because I'm (slowly)
working on an add-on to bacula to manage volume locations. An important
part in this is to disable volumes but still keep the catalog data intact.
Sounds like just what you want.
The necessary catalog extensions are prepared for version 1.40, they do
exist in the catalog schema introduced somewhere during the ongoing
development of 1.39.
I expect a release of 1.40 in rather short time - weeks, not months -
but that's obviously mainly something Kern has to decide.
From my experience running 1.39.20 for some days now I consider it
stable enough for my setup.
There's currently nothing I can release concerning the volume location
management, because it needs some major rewrite after the catalog
changes, but I hope to produce something I can share in the next few weeks.
Hope this helps,
Arno
> Would I need to define a "maximum number of volumes" setting in the
> pool to accomplish this? Here's the pool definition:
>
> Pool {
> Name = Default
> Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
> Volume Retention = 6 months
> Accept Any Volume = yes # write on any volume in the
> pool
> }
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Uwe
>
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