>>>>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 11:22:08 -0700, Ross Williamson said:
>
> How do differential jobs work with job retention? As an example If I
> do a Full backup every 2 months, a differential every sun and
> incremental every 6 hours, you only require the last differential to
> restore. Are the previous differentials "purged" and the relevant
> volumes in the differential pool marked for recycling as they are no
> longer needed? Some extracted time periods below:
>
> Job {
> Name = "BackupHome"
> JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
> FileSet = "Home Directory"
> pool = Default
> Full Backup Pool = HomeFull-Pool
> Incremental Backup Pool = HomeInc-Pool
> Differential Backup Pool = HomeDiff-Pool
> }
>
> Client {
> Job Retention = 6 months
> File Retention = 30 days
> AutoPrune = yes
> }
>
> Pool {
> Name = HomeDiff-Pool
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Volume Retention = 40 days
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 20G
> Maximum Volumes = 20
> Label Format = HomeDiff-
> }
Yes, this will keep each Differential job for at least 40 days. The volume
will be considered for reuse after its last job has expired.
__Martin
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