Hello, Bacula doesn't remove volume files. You mention you expect that Bacula will remove volume files when retention period has expired. The retention period is an option that is part of a big subject called Volume Recycling.
Recycling by desing means re-using something again as a something new. The volumes management described by you is only one from many different volumes managements. Additionally Bacula supports data multiplexing on volumes to enable writing few data stream. I think that your idea is generally OK, but it could be painful for the Bacula desing. Best regards. Marcin Haba (gani) On 30 September 2016 at 22:27, <elm.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have an issue with bacula version 5.2.6 on Debian. > bacula does not delete the physical files from disk after the retention > period has expired. I have different paths ( disks) for different bacula > jobs. let's say the backup location for client X is under drive 1 and the > backup location for client Y is under drive 2. when the the retention period > has expired for one of the incremental backup of client 1, bacula marks it > purged and uses the lable for creating a new incremental backup for client Y > under disk 2, but it does not delete the OLD file from the disk1. > > part of my bacula-dir configuration files related to purge: > > Pool { > > Name = IncrementalPool > > Pool Type = Backup > > Recycle = yes > > AutoPrune = yes > > UseVolumeOnce = yes > > Volume Retention = 1 weeks > > Volume Use Duration = 23h > > .... > > } > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Jesus Christ "Większej miłości nikt nie ma nad tę, jak gdy kto życie swoje kładzie za przyjaciół swoich." Jezus Chrystus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users