Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Delete volume on purge

2009-02-16 08:11:37
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Delete volume on purge
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: Alex F <alexxzell AT yahoo DOT com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:08:59 -0500
Alex F wrote:
> Item 1. Delete volume on purge.
> Origin: Alex F, alexxzell at yahoo dot com
> Date: 16 February 2009
> 
> What: A feature that would permit Bacula to delete a volume from the 
> hard disk after it has been purged.
> 
> Why: Useful for users backing up to hard disks. I for instance, am doing 
> this, and have to manually list volumes, seek and delete them, and 
> afterwards delete them from the mysql database. Woulld be acceptable if 
> I had to do it for 1 client...but I have many servers being backed up so 
> this is time-consuming. Maybe a new status could be defined when listing 
> jobs, something like "Deleted".
>    I know Bacula treats backups like if it were tape jobs, but I believe 
> that this approach is a little outdated, and some help should be pointed 
> towards the users who use Servers for the purpose of backing up.

This is what recycling is for.

-- 
Dan Langille

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