Hi, On 10/2/2006 10:49 AM, Costyn van Dongen wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone explain why this volume is not being recycled? > >>From 'list media': > > VolumeName = za01 > VolRetention = 950,400 (11 days) > LastWritten = 2006-08-06 13:45:57 > Status = Used > > And this tape was put in the changer last saturday, 2006-09-30. So the > time in between was a lot more. The current status is 'Used', which is > why Bacula refused to write to it: > > Current Volume "za01" not acceptable because: > 1998 Volume "za01" status is Used, but should be Append, Purged or Recycle.
That's because the volume is not yet pruned which happens only if Bacula decides it has to be pruned. Have you set all the relevant retention times (client, pool) and is automatic pruning enabled? > I'm using Bacula Version: 1.38.7 (06 April 2006) Well, for me, automatic pruning has been working since my first contact with Bacula, so I suspect that there's something wrong in your configuration. Arno > Thanks in advance. > > Kind regards, > > Costyn van Dongen. > -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
