2009/7/29 Jayson Broughton <jbrough...@truecos.com>:
> Alittle Background first:
>
>
>
> Running ~75 Clients (Windows Bacula FD 3.0.1) on 5 Storage Daemons (Mix of
> Windows SD & Linux SD, 3.01) against Bacula-DIR of 3.0.1 & mySQL…..
>
>
>
> Now that that’s out of the way…
>
>
>
> I am attempting to Automatically recycle volumes after a certain date. Out
> of the 5 Storage Daemons, only 1 of them is actually recycling the volume
> after 2 weeks. The other’s seem to keep adding more and more volumes as
> time goes on. Sometimes the Volumes to recycle (list nextvol on random
> clients shows use of a volume that’s already full and ready to be
> recycled.). The problem that I am running into is that our Storage server
> (writing to disk) freespace is getting smaller and smaller every day due to
> the volumes that are not recycling properly. Eventually I give in, check
> old dates on the volume and manually purge/delete the volume in order to
> keep the space down. I have finally gotten fed up with this, and asking for
> your help.
>
>
>
> I have some Volumes on the one that is not working, all the way back to the
> 7th of this month, that are full. Set to recycleable after 5 days, etc.
> Like I said, some recycle, most become new volumes and fill up the drive.
>
>
>
> Below is some of my configuration. #1 is for the SD/Pool/jobdef/etc that is
> working and recycling properly, #2 is not working. (xxx’s to protect the
> innocent)
>
>
>
> Bacula-dir.conf
>
> #1
>
> Storage {
>
> Name = laurel-sd
>
> Address = 192.168.xx.xx
>
> SDPort = 9103
>
> Password = "xxxxxx"
>
> Device = laurel-storage
>
> Media type = laurel
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
>
> }
>
>
>
> #2
>
> Storage {
>
> Name = IT
>
> Address = 10.0.xxx.xx
>
> SDPort = 9103
>
> Password = "xxxxxx"
>
> Device = IT
>
> Media Type = IT
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> Bacula-sd.conf
>
> #1
>
> Device {
>
> Name = laurel-storage
>
> Media Type = laurel
>
> Archive Device = "C:/BACKUP"
>
> LabelMedia = yes
>
> Random Access = yes
>
> AutomaticMount = yes
>
> RemovableMedia = no
>
> AlwaysOpen = no
>
> }
>
>
>
> #2
>
> Device {
>
> Name = IT
>
> Archive Device = /media/snapserver/IT
>
> Media Type = IT
>
> LabelMedia = yes
>
> Random Access = yes
>
> AutomaticMount = yes
>
> RemovableMedia = no
>
> AlwaysOpen = no
>
> Device Type = File
>
> }
>
>
>
> Pool Definitions
>
> #1
>
> Pool {
>
> Name = "laurel"
>
> Maximum Volumes = 0
>
> Pool Type = Backup
>
> Storage = laurel-sd
>
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 2147483648
>
> Volume Use Duration = 14 days
>
> Catalog Files = yes
>
> Auto Prune = yes
>
> Volume Retention = 14 days
>
> Recycle = yes
>
> Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
>
> Recycle Current Volume = no
>
> Purge Oldest Volume = yes
>
> Label Format = "LA"
>
> }
>
>
>
> #2
>
> Pool {
>
> Name = "IT"
>
> Maximum Volumes = 0
>
> Pool Type = Backup
>
> Storage = IT
>
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
>
> Maximum Volume Files = 0
>
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 2147483648
>
> Volume Use Duration = 5 days
>
> Catalog Files = yes
>
> Auto Prune = yes
>
> Volume Retention = 5 days
>
> Recycle = yes
>
> Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
>
> Recycle Current Volume = no
>
> Purge Oldest Volume = yes
>
> Label Format = "IT"
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> Job Definitions
>
> #1
>
> JobDefs {
>
> Name = laureljob
>
> Enabled = yes
>
> Type = Backup
>
> Messages = Standard
>
> Pool = laurel
>
> Schedule = "Laurel-Client Backup"
>
> Storage = laurel-sd
>
> Prefer Mounted Volumes = No
>
> Prune Jobs = no
>
> Rerun Failed Levels = yes
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 4
>
> Reschedule On Error = yes
>
> Reschedule Interval = 3 hours
>
> Reschedule Times = 3
>
> Priority = 8
>
> }
>
>
>
> #2
>
> JobDefs {
>
> Name = ITjob
>
> Enabled = yes
>
> Type = Backup
>
> Messages = Standard
>
> Pool = IT
>
> Schedule = "IT-Client Backup"
>
> Storage = IT
>
> Prefer Mounted Volumes = No
>
> Prune Jobs = no
>
> Rerun Failed Levels = yes
>
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 4
>
> Reschedule On Error = yes
>
> Reschedule Interval = 30 minutes
>
> Reschedule Times = 6
>
> Priority = 8
>
> }
>
>
>
>
>
> Jayson Broughton
>
> Linux Systems Administrator
>
> Computer Services
>
> True Oil LLC
>
>
>
Please give the output of list media for a pool that you are interested in.
John
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