--- On Fri, 4/9/10, Phil Stracchino <ala...@metrocast.net> wrote:
> From: Phil Stracchino <ala...@metrocast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media
> To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 12:47 PM
> On 04/09/10 11:57, Joseph Spenner
> wrote:
> > Phil:
> > Thanks for the reply. Here's my
> Pool and Storage defs:
> >
> > =====
> > # Definition of file storage device
> > Storage {
> > Name = File
> > Address = backula-va
> > SDPort = 9103
> > Password = "somepass"
> > Device = FileStorage
> > Media Type = File
> > }
> >
> >
> > # File Pool definition
> > Pool {
> > Name = File
> > Pool Type = Backup
> > Recycle = yes
> > AutoPrune = yes
> > Volume Retention = 1 days
> > Use Volume Once = yes
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Maximum Volume Bytes = 1400G
> > Maximum Volumes = 10
> > }
>
> That's your problem, right there. I had a suspicion
> that would be what
> was wrong.
>
> You've told it to use each volume once, and it's doing
> exactly what you
> told it to. The problem is, that directive doesn't
> mean what you
> probably think it does. You presumably meant "Use
> this volume for one
> set of backups only." But what that directive
> actually means is "Allow
> EXACTLY ONE JOB on this volume."
>
> Try replacing that directive with this one:
>
> Volume Use Duration = 23h
>
> And you'll want to fix that Volume Retention directive,
> too, unless you
> really want the volume to be pruned the day after the
> backup. If your
> plan is to use the volumes in a 10-day rotation, try
> setting the Volume
> Retention to 9 days.
>
Phil:
Thanks for the help! Getting closer. It's not breaking up the backup, but
now it uses the same file/device every night. Maybe the "Volume Use Duration"
is too short?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval
Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs
proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance.
See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
