Actually... thinking about this some more, multiple Bacula volumes on the same physical disk would be better as the history rolls more sensibly.
I'll just name the volumes with a suffix (eg VOL001a, VOL001b, etc) which will resolve any confusion that might occur if Bacula asks for a specific volume for some reason. James > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bacula-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Harper > Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 16:18 > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] Clarification on Maximum Volume Bytes > > If I understand the manual correctly, the moment Bacula hits the > 'Maximum Volume Bytes' it will stop using that volume (the manual says > "This value is checked and the Used status set while the job is writing > to the particular volume.") > > What I am looking for is a way to check the volume we are just about to > use, and purge it if it there are more than x bytes used. > > The specific scenario is 5 x 120GB external USB disks used on a rotating > basis. The operator just removes the current disk each morning and > attaches the next one in the queue. There is only about 25G being backed > up each night at the moment, so I want Bacula to be able to look at the > volume that is currently plugged in, and if it has more than (say) 80GB > on it, it will purge it and start anew, otherwise it will just append. > This gives us the maximum amount of available history to restore from. > > An alternative would be to place several Bacula volumes on each external > disk (say 3) and treat them as 1 job per volume, but currently each > volume name is written in texta on the physical case of the external > disk, and having more than one would make it more complicated than I > think it needs to be for the operator. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks > > James > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
