On Friday 02 March 2007 00:59, Simon Ekstrand wrote:
> Steen skrev:
> > Torsdag 01 marts 2007 21:36 skrev Simon Ekstrand:
> > Maybe not, but I think that is what your configuration does
> >
> >> A typical sample pool definition we're using:
> >>
> >> Pool {
> >> Name = Default-Windows-94
> >> Pool Type = Backup
> >> Recycle = yes
> >> AutoPrune = yes
> >> Volume Retention = 7 days
> >> Volume Use Duration = 23h
> >> LabelFormat = "Vol-windows-94"
> >> }
> >
> > You need to set a Maximum Volume Size in order for Bacula to "rotate" or
> > recycle volumes properly, like:
> >
> > Pool {
> > Name = Default
> > LabelFormat = "Def"
> > Pool Type = Backup
> > Recycle = yes
> > AutoPrune = yes
> > Volume Retention = 8 days
> > Volume Use Duration = 12 hours
> > Accept Any Volume = yes
> > Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
> > Maximum Volume Bytes = 2 gb
> > }
>
> I thought that 'Maximum Volume Bytes' and 'Volume Use Duration' did the
> exact same thing except that one limited based on size and the other on
> a time interval, that's the way i interpret the documentation here:
> http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Basic_Volume_Management.html#SECTION002611
>000000000000000
>
> So the way i read it setting 'Maximum Volume Bytes' wouldn't help my
> situation. I'd be happy to be wrong though and I'll be testing it first
> thing in the morning.
I think the comments made by Steen are correct, and in principle (logically)
what you say is correct too, but in practice, Bacula handles Maximum Volume
Bytes rather gracefully -- it notifies all concurrent jobs of the volume
change, whereas Volume Use Duration does not.
Anyway, the best is to test it ...
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