> If I set the " volume use duration period" the tape will expire before it get > filled up and I have to make sure there are enough tapes in the pool all the > time. > > If I just reduce the "retention period" in the pool to 1 week so that after > the 2TB tape get filled up, in a week's time the job will expire and a full > backup is automatically started. > > Is it enough if I just reduce the "retention period" of my pool to 1week? > No. Again the retention period does not start counting until the tape is marked Full or Used. So for your example after the tape was marked Full or Used bacula will keep it for at least 1 week after that. When it is in the Append status it will keep appending and the retention period does not apply at all.
> > Once I reduce the retention period how do I force it to be applied on the > existing jobs? > Short Answer: There will be no change to existing jobs by adjusting the retention period. Longer Answer: The pool settings in bacula-dir.conf are only applied to new volumes. If you want to apply them to existing volumes you need to open bconsole and update pool from resource then update all volumes in pool or update all volumes in all pools After that if you want to begin your 1 week retention period you need to go into bconsole and select volumes and mark then Full or Used. Then and only then will the 1 week retention period start. And finally after it expires that does not mean any jobs will be recycled. Its just that the next time bacula needs a volume and has none in the append state it will look if it has any in your pool that have expired retention periods. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
