Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-24 Thread Bob Hetzel
> Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 10:34:26 +0200 > From: Marcus M?lb?sch > Subject: > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <4bf4f412.40...@as-infodienste.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >> >I have to admit I am a bit confused now with t

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-20 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Thu, 20 May 2010 10:34:26 +0200, Marcus said: > > The AutoPrune directive in the Client Resource prunes Job and File > records; while the AutoPrune directive in the Pool Resource prunes > volume records. > > Pruning Volume records also prunes file and job records. > > So t

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-20 Thread Marcus Mülbüsch
>I have to admit I am a bit confused now with two places to define > AutoPrune. > > The manual tells nothing about which resource takes precedence; or > at least I cannot find it. One cigarette later it is clear now: The AutoPrune directive in the Client Resource prunes Job and Fil

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-20 Thread Marcus Mülbüsch
Martin Simmons schrieb: >>So with this settings I have archived a backup (including holding the >> Job Records indefinitely) until I manually work on it? > > If you have "AutoPrune = yes" in the Client definition then it might still get > pruned. That directive causes File and Job pruning fo

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-19 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 13:49:53 +0200, ?Marcus said: > > Martin Simmons schrieb: > >> On Wed, 19 May 2010 10:31:34 +0200, Marcus said: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> if I understand everything correctly, when I define a pool and set > >> "AutoPrune = no" and "Volume Retention = 2 years", the f

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-19 Thread Marcus Mülbüsch
Martin Simmons schrieb: >> On Wed, 19 May 2010 10:31:34 +0200, Marcus said: >> Hi all, >> >> if I understand everything correctly, when I define a pool and set >> "AutoPrune = no" and "Volume Retention = 2 years", the first statement >> actually nulls out the Volume Retention period, sinc

Re: [Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-19 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 10:31:34 +0200, Marcus said: > > Hi all, > > if I understand everything correctly, when I define a pool and set > "AutoPrune = no" and "Volume Retention = 2 years", the first statement > actually nulls out the Volume Retention period, since the Volume will > never

[Bacula-users] Basic question on Pruning and Volume Retention

2010-05-19 Thread Marcus Mülbüsch
Hi all, if I understand everything correctly, when I define a pool and set "AutoPrune = no" and "Volume Retention = 2 years", the first statement actually nulls out the Volume Retention period, since the Volume will never be pruned, and thus is never be able to be recycled. The Volume