Hello,
On 5/11/2007 10:54 AM, Andy Collyer wrote:
>>> I want to *always* automatically re-use my tapes. I can
>> achieve this
>>> manually by using bconsole's SQL query mode and updating
>> the Media table:
>>> update Media set VolStatus = "Recycle" [ WHERE ... ]; However, once
>>> the Volume is used, the Media table entry is re-set to "Append", so
>>> next time the volume is used it isn't recycled. What's
>> making bacula
>>> update the Media table?
>> Running a backup job.
>>
>>> And more importantly, how do I stop it?
>>>
>> You need to not force this behavior with SQL but to use the
>> recycle directives in bacula-dir.conf
>
> Well, I thought I had ... Relevant sections of bacula-dir.conf:
>
> Job {
> Name = "BackupHome"
> Type = "Backup"
> Level = "Full"
> Client = "Server-fd"
> FileSet = "Home"
> Storage = "DLT-V4"
> Pool = "AC-recycle"
> Priority = "10"
> Messages = Standard
> Schedule = "DailyCycle"
> }
>
> Pool {
> Name = "AC-recycle"
> PoolType = "Backup"
> Recycle = "yes"
> AutoPrune = "yes"
> VolumeRetention = 0 days
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 148118648832
> Recycle Current Volume = "yes"
> LabelFormat = "Recycle-"
> }
>
> What am I missing or doing wrong???
Well, by now I learned that a volume retention of indicates to not ever
prune a volume.
So, my advice would be to set up your retention times according to your
needs.
Arno
> Thanks again,
> Andy
>
>
>
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