Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Alan Brown
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007, Steen wrote: > If I am not mistaken, the 'Volume Use Duration' is conceived of in the > context of limiting additions to a used but not full volume by following > jobs to a certain timeframe (which is practical in terms of the rotation > scheme) Very practical in the case o

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Steen
Fredag 02 marts 2007 15:45 skrev Kern Sibbald: > On Friday 02 March 2007 13:27, Simon Ekstrand wrote: > > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > > On Thursday 01 March 2007 21:19, lists wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> Kern Sibbald skrev: > > >>> Hello, > > >>> > > >>> >From what you have described here, it appear

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 02 March 2007 13:18, Simon Ekstrand wrote: > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Friday 02 March 2007 00:59, Simon Ekstrand wrote: > >> Steen skrev: > > [...] > > >>> You need to set a Maximum Volume Size in order for Bacula to "rotate" > >>> or recycle volumes properly, like: > > [...] > > >> I t

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 02 March 2007 13:27, Simon Ekstrand wrote: > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Thursday 01 March 2007 21:19, lists wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Kern Sibbald skrev: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> >From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling > >>> > a > >>> > >>> volume while it

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Simon Ekstrand
Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Thursday 01 March 2007 21:19, lists wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Kern Sibbald skrev: >>> Hello, >>> >>> >From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling a >>> >>> volume while it is being used or has been reserved for use. I am not >>> sure what is going on f

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Simon Ekstrand
Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Friday 02 March 2007 00:59, Simon Ekstrand wrote: >> Steen skrev: [...] >>> You need to set a Maximum Volume Size in order for Bacula to "rotate" or >>> recycle volumes properly, like: [...] >> I thought that 'Maximum Volume Bytes' and 'Volume Use Duration' did the >> e

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 02 March 2007 00:59, Simon Ekstrand wrote: > Steen skrev: > > Torsdag 01 marts 2007 21:36 skrev Simon Ekstrand: > > Maybe not, but I think that is what your configuration does > > > >> A typical sample pool definition we're using: > >> > >> Pool { > >>Name = Default-Windows-94 > >>

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-02 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Thursday 01 March 2007 21:19, lists wrote: > Hi, > > Kern Sibbald skrev: > > Hello, > > > >>From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling a > > > > volume while it is being used or has been reserved for use. I am not > > sure what is going on for the following reasons:

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Troy Daniels
Hi Again, Reread my email and realised I was a bit vague in places - corrections below. Troy Daniels wrote: > Your example sounds like you are trying to use it to force volumes to > switch/rotate in the middle of one. I dont believe what you are trying to do > will work properly anyway as the j

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Troy Daniels
Hiya, If I remember correctly from my testing when I setup my Bacula install, Volume Use duration is only checked at the beginning of a job. I remember this because I was expecting the volume to 'magically' change to used exactly 23 hours after it was first written and it wasn't changed until t

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Simon Ekstrand
Steen skrev: > Torsdag 01 marts 2007 21:36 skrev Simon Ekstrand: > Maybe not, but I think that is what your configuration does >> A typical sample pool definition we're using: >> >> Pool { >>Name = Default-Windows-94 >>Pool Type = Backup >>Recycle = yes >>AutoPrune = yes >>Volum

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Steen
Torsdag 01 marts 2007 21:36 skrev Simon Ekstrand: > Hi, > > [resend to the list due to wrong sender address, sorry if this arrives > twice] > > Kern Sibbald skrev: > > Hello, > > > >>From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling a > > > > volume while it is being used or ha

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Simon Ekstrand
Hi, [resend to the list due to wrong sender address, sorry if this arrives twice] Kern Sibbald skrev: > Hello, > >>From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling a > volume while it is being used or has been reserved for use. I am not sure > what is going on for the f

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Kern Sibbald
Hello, >From what you have described here, it appears that Bacula is recycling a volume while it is being used or has been reserved for use. I am not sure what is going on for the following reasons: 1. You speak of rotation of volumes, but there is no such concept in Bacula. I am assuming yo

Re: [Bacula-users] multiple concurrent jobs issue

2007-03-01 Thread Simon Ekstrand
I should probably also add that the problems detailed in my previous mail apply to both bacula 1.38.x and 2.0.2. -- Simon Ekstrand - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel an