Anton Albajes-Eizagirre wrote:
> I set the test pool (on test tape added to it) as:
>
> # pool for tests
> Pool {
> Name = pooltest
> Pool Type = Backup
> AutoPrune = yes
> Recycle = yes
> Volume retention = 1 minute
> # Use Volume Once = yes
> # Volume Retention = 365 days
> # Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
> }
>
> The problem is that after the first full backup, when i try to use the
> same tape to run a second one over it, bacula tries to move the tape to
> the end of the data and start writing from it, instead of starting from
> the beginning of the tape.
>
> How do I tell bacula to discard all the content of the tape and start
> writing from the beginning? Without manually purging the volume, i mean.
What you want is for the volume and its data to effectively be pruned as
soon as it's written, which isn't the easiest thing to do. In your
situation, what I would be doing is set up the retention periods the way
you're going to want them when you go live, and then -- hey, you're
*testing*. Just manually purge the tape for now. Really. It's simpler
than first trying to come up with a configuration to automatically do
something you'd never do in production, and then trying to make sure you
get every last trace of it out again before you go live.
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