> Now when I do: list volume > > It shows the list of tapes, with VolRetention set to 2,592,000. > > When I do: show pools > > It shows VolRetention = 1 month > > So I scratched my head for awhile more and eventually guessed that there are > 2,592,000 seconds in 30 days. > > Now, when I do a: status slots > > It still shows most of the tapes as Full, even though they haven't been used > in 30 days. How do I know which tapes are available for use? I thought the > status would change to Append or something. Will it just automagically start > selecting the oldest tapes available?
When no tapes are available in the pool that bacula needs a tape from bacula will then try to recycle the oldest tape. And oldest being calculated from the last modified date. Remember that the retention period does not start until the tape is marked full or used and then it is calculated from the last modified date. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
