Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Create new volume vs. recycle volume (with config)

2009-12-10 18:13:36
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Create new volume vs. recycle volume (with config)
From: Brian Clarkson <brianc AT lnstar DOT com>
To: bacula-users <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:09:59 -0600
Is there a way to paginate the response from these list commands?  I
have 37k entries in this pool ... 


 


On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 17:38 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Brian Clarkson <brianc AT lnstar DOT com> 
> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 16:11 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:53 PM, Brian Clarkson <brianc AT lnstar DOT com> 
> >> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 15:06 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> >> >> >> Make the volume retention much longer. And then apply that to all of
> >> >> >> your volumes.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Wouldn't the volume retention period need to be shorter?
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Retention period is how long to keep the volume before it can be reused.
> >> >
> >> > So if I don't want to reuse volumes I should set the retention period to
> >> > zero?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Definitely not. I know telling bacula to keep your backup data for 0
> >> seconds is not what you want. Set this to the amount of time you want
> >> to keep your data after the backup is finished.
> >>
> >> > Reusing the files (a volume is just a collection of 512m files per my
> >> > configuration) is what I want to stop.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I got you there. As you mentioned you need to turn off automatic
> >> volume recycling. Please post your configs. Have you had bacula reload
> >> the config file after you have changed it?
> >
> > I restarted the bacula director after making the changes.  Subsequent
> > backup jobs still re-used files.
> >
> > >From bacula-dir.conf
> >
> > Pool {
> >  Name = Default
> >  Label Format = "${JobName}-${Level}-${NumVols}"
> >  Pool Type = Backup
> >  Recycle = no
> >  AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
> >  Use Volume Once = yes
> >  Volume Retention = 25 days
> >  MaximumVolumeBytes = 512m
> >  Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
> > }
> >
> > Client {
> >   Name = client-fd
> >   Address = server.com
> >   FDPort = 9102
> >   Catalog = MyCatalog
> >   Password = "***"
> >   File Retention = 21 days
> >   Job Retention = 21 days
> >   AutoPrune = yes
> > }
> >
> > Job {
> >  Name = "Backup Server"
> >  Type = Backup
> >  Client = server-fd
> >  FileSet = "Full Set"
> >  Schedule = "WeeklyCycle"
> >  Storage = Storage
> >  Messages = Standard
> >  Pool = Default
> >  Write Bootstrap = "/usr/local/bacula/var/bacula/working/server.bsr"
> > }
> >
> > Storage {
> >  Name = Storage
> >  Address = storage.server.com
> >  SDPort = 9103
> >  Password = "***"
> >  Device = StorageServer
> >  Media Type = File
> > }
> >
> > >From bacula-sd.conf
> >
> > Device {
> >  Name = StorageServer
> >  Media Type = File
> >  Archive Device = /home/bacula-data/
> >  LabelMedia = yes;                   # lets Bacula label unlabeled
> > media
> >  Random Access = Yes;
> >  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
> >  RemovableMedia = no;
> >  AlwaysOpen = no;
> > }
> >
> 
> I think I see why this is happening.
> 
> Do the following
> list media pool=Default
> 
> and see if Recycle=1 is set in any of the volumes.
> 
> if so
> 
> update
> 
> and then select "Pool from resource"
> 
> and follow the prompts.
> 
> John



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