Hi,
I'm reconfiguring my Bacula server (now in v11.0.6) and, after checking
configuration files, I NEED help to understand if "file retention", "job
retention" and "volume retention" I have applied are correct or I'm doing
something wrong that, maybe, will cause me a problem (trouble) when I need to
run a "restore job".
My server doesn't have tape unit, so I'm doing all backups over a RAID-5
filesystem storage. I have declared some pools (one for each server to be
backup). For example, these are the "pool" statements for a server, depending
on two different backup types (one incremental with a first full and, other,
only full with different fileset).
Pool {
Name = Incr_MyServer
Label Format = "MyServer-Incr"
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Storage = BackupRAID5
Volume Use Duration = 7 days
Volume Retention = 21 days
Maximum Volumes = 4
Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
}
Pool {
Name = Full_MyServer
Label Format = "MyServer-Full"
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Storage = BackupRAID5
Volume Retention = 2 months
Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
Maximum Volumes = 3
Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
}
In first pool, my idea is to have a maximum of 4 volumes (one per week in a
month) (because of this, I use "volume use duration = 7 days" to create a
second, third and fourth volume). In second pool, backup will run only one time
each month (on day 1st), so with "maximum volume jobs = 1" I think I'm forcing
it. However, in both pools, I have some doubts with "volume retention" and if
that values are correct is I would need to run a restore.
Thanks a lot!
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