On Friday 01 September 2006 22:15, Arno Lehmann wrote:
> 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.
By the way, Arno, media Enable/disable is implemented. It also has an
"archive" state where volumes will not be pruned, but I haven't implemented
that feature yet.
>
> 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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