On 2/7/2011 6:43 AM, Phil Stracchino wrote: > On 02/07/11 04:11, xunil321 wrote: >> >> I have a lack of understanding concerning the handling of a disk based file >> volume to >> avoid a disk overflow. Let's say there is a 100MB file volume "Volume-1". >> What will be >> happen after the Volume Retention Period when the Recycle and AutoPrune are >> set to >> "Yes" in our Pool setup? >> Will Bacula 5.0.2 clean the 100MB contents of the file "Volume-1" so that it >> will start from >> scratch or do i have to delete/relabel the volume manually for further >> usage? > > Starting with 5.0.x, there is a feature by which purged disk volumes can > be automatically truncated. This feature was BROKEN AND UNSAFE in > 5.0.1. It is my recollection that it is fixed, and works properly, in > 5.0.3... but as with all things, test first before you put it into > production, just to be sure.
I went looking for that. I found ActionOnPurge = Truncate. However, it does not seem to be automatic. It seems to be a console command. -- Dan Langille - http://langille.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
