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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