> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:09:17 +0200, Wolfgang Denk said:
>
> In message <202207151613.26fgde4e007...@higson.cam.lispworks.com> you wrote:
> >
> > > The only difference between these that I can see is that the disk
> > > volumes have recycle=1 set, while the tape volumes have recycle=0 .
> > >
Dear Martin,
In message <202207151613.26fgde4e007...@higson.cam.lispworks.com> you wrote:
>
> > The only difference between these that I can see is that the disk
> > volumes have recycle=1 set, while the tape volumes have recycle=0 .
> >
> > Does this make the difference?
>
> Yes, that is the pur
On 7/15/22 12:13, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Is this what you want to see?
*show pool=ARCH
Pool: name=ARCH PoolType=Backup
use_cat=1 use_once=0 cat_files=1
max_vols=0 auto_prune=1 VolRetention=12 years 3 days
VolUse=0 secs recycle=0
This would be your problem ^ right here.
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:26:59 +0200, Wolfgang Denk said:
>
> There was nothing special about this volume or job; all tapes in
> this library were the same media, same pool, and all other paramters
> same, too.
>
> Note that I am talking about volumes on tape here! I can see that
> this work
Dear Phil,
In message <85992ad9-f6e9-de5e-d434-b2efc9fbb...@caerllewys.net> you wrote:
>
> What, if any, 'Recycle ...' directives do you have in your Pool definitions?
>
> Please post your Pool definitions.
Is this what you want to see?
*show pool=ARCH
Pool: name=ARCH PoolType=Backup
use_c
On 7/15/22 11:26, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
This was my expectation, too, but apparently this is not the case.
As long as the tape has not expired, it will not be reused by
Bacula. When I change the status from "purged" to "append", Bacula
will happyly use the tape - and append to the end of the exis
Dear Bill,
In message <3a4154cc-8c44-6d18-17b5-c5a91450e...@protonmail.com> you wrote:
> >
> > I would like to reuse a specific volume before it's expiration date.
> > What I do so far is that I purge the volume, then use btape to
> > rewrite the label and this remove the data.
...
> Simply by pu
On 7/15/22 06:46, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Hi,
I would like to reuse a specific volume before it's expiration date.
What I do so far is that I purge the volume, then use btape to
rewrite the label and this remove the data.
This is IMHO more complicated than it should be, especially as I
have to use
