> I've setup a Bacula to backup 5 mounted NFS drives.
> These are backing up machines that are running Redhat 9 and
> Solaris 5.9. So I don't really want to attempt to compile clients on them :)
>
> What is troubling me is that the backup just goes through the Full,
> differential cycles and it does not create new volumes.
> The setups are identical for each of these 5 directories.
>
> Here are some of the configs. Any suggestion as to how to get bacula to
> create a new volume on each Full backup?
> The cycle is basically one full backup every 7 days.
>
> Pool {
> Name = bss
> Pool Type = Backup
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 26
> Volume Retention = 180 days
> Volume Use Duration = 7
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Maximum Volumes = 26 # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
> LabelFormat = bss-
> }
>
> FileSet {
> Name = bss
> Include {
> File = /home/bss
> File = /home/bss-home
> Options {
> signature = MD5
> Compression = GZIP1
> }
> }
> Exclude {
> File = /home/bss/lost+found
> File = /home/bss-home/lost+found
> File = /home/bss-home/core
> }
> }
>
> Job {
> Name = bss
> Type = Backup
> Level = Differential
> Client = sms-backup.xxx.xxx.xx
> FileSet = bss
> Schedule = bss
> Storage = File
> Pool = bss
> Messages = Standard
> }
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
Your config says that use a tape for up to 7 days and after seven days
hold it for 180 days after the last written time before recycling the
volume. Since you have not posted the bacula-sd file I assume you have
Label Media=yes in the storage configuration.
John
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