>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 13:49:53 +0200, ?Marcus said: > > Martin Simmons schrieb: > >>>>>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 10:31:34 +0200, Marcus said: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> if I understand everything correctly, when I define a pool and set > >> "AutoPrune = no" and "Volume Retention = 2 years", the first statement > >> actually nulls out the Volume Retention period, since the Volume will > >> never be pruned, and thus is never be able to be recycled. > >> > >> The Volume Retention only comes into place if I do a a manual prune > >> of the job. In that case the volume will be not be used for at least two > >> more years (possibly more if available volumes are available, and File > >> or Job Retention do not demand a longer period). > >> > >> Did I get this correctly? > > > > Yes, as long as Prune Volumes is set to no in the jobs (the default) and > > Bacula can find or create a volume when it needs one. If it can't find a > > volume and Recycle Oldest Volume is yes then it can still recycle a volume > > after two years. > > Thanks, that clears it up. > > So with this settings I have archived a backup (including holding the > Job Records indefinitely) until I manually work on it?
If you have "AutoPrune = yes" in the Client definition then it might still get pruned. That directive causes File and Job pruning for all jobs on the client, so you might need a separate Client definition for the archiving. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
