On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 10:09:12AM -0500, Josh Fisher wrote: > On 2/7/2011 6:54 AM, Graham Keeling wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 06:43:17AM -0500, 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 can save you some testing and tell you that this feature doesn't work >> because >> it doesn't truncate automatically. >> >> See the last comment here: >> >> http://sourcefORGE.NET/apps/wordpress/bacula/2010/02/01/new-actiononpurge-feature/ > > It does work with 5.0.3. A simple console command, 'purge volume > action=all pool=pool_name', can easily be scripted with the RunScript > directive. I run it as a "run after" script in my catalog backup job, > but it can be run before a particular job, etc. just as easily.
I stand corrected! I shall try this out, one day. So I need a RunScript on every job, which runs the truncate commands for each pool that the job uses. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
