> At first, the volume retention of two days for full
> backups looks like a
> very dangerous mistake. Maybe it should be 2 weeks? If
> this was for some
> testing, it's ok. But remember to fix this before you
> expect the system
> really works as it should...

Yes, I'm doing just testing before production deploy. :-)

> Then, the actual problem is, that incremental backups all
> go to the same
> volume day after day?

My goal is explained here:
1. I would like to make a full backup on Thursday evening
in a specified file WeeklyFull that must be recycled every
week.
2. The other days (from Friday to Wednesday) I would like
to add incremental backup on another file called
IncrDaily.
When the cycle come to end, I would like to add another
WeeklyFull (to mantain them for a mounth) and instantly
recycle IncrDaily for the new week.

>
> You need to limit somehow when Bacula stops using the
> volume, then it will
> recycle the oldest one in the pool. So, consider adding
> one of these into
> IncrDaily pool spesification:
> - Use Volume Once = yes
> - Maximum Volume Jobs = xx
> - Volume Use Duration = xx hours
> - Maximum Volume Bytes = xxGB

I've tried to simulate a "short week" made of 3 days of 65
minutes:

Job {
  Name = "BackupRapid"
  Type = Backup
  Level = Incremental
  Client = test.localdomain-fd
  FileSet = "Test Set"
  Schedule = "RapidDiskDaily"
  Storage = RapidDiskBck
  Messages = Standard
  Pool = RapidIncrDaily
  Priority = 10
  Write Bootstrap =
"/var/bacula/working/BckTestServerEtc.bsr"
}

Client {
  Name = test.localdomain-fd
  Address = 192.168.1.2
  FDPort = 9102
  Catalog = MyCatalog
  Password = "12345"          # password for Centos Test
  File Retention = 30 days            # 30 days
  Job Retention = 6 months            # six months
  AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired
Jobs/Files
}

Pool {
  Name = RapidFullWeek
  Pool Type = Backup
  Recycle = yes
  Use Volume Once = yes
  AutoPrune = yes
  Volume Retention = 1h
  Volume Use Duration = 1h
}

Pool {
  Name = RapidIncrDaily
  Pool Type = Backup
  Recycle = yes
  AutoPrune = yes
  Volume Retention = 1h
  Volume Use Duration = 1h
  Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
  Maximum Volumes = 1
  Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
}

FileSet {
  Name = "Test Set"
  Include {
    Options {
      signature = MD5
      compression=GZIP9
    }
    File = /etc
  }
}

Schedule {
  Name = "RapidDiskDaily"
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 16:45
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 16:50
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 17:50
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 17:55
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 18:55
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 19:00
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 20:00
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 20:05
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 21:05
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 21:10
  Run = Level=Full Pool=RapidFullWeek at 22:10
  Run = Level=Incremental Pool=RapidIncrDaily at 22:15
}

Storage {
  Name = RapidDiskBck
  Address = 192.168.1.1                # N.B. Use a fully
qualified name here
  SDPort = 9103
  Password = "abcde"
  Device = RapidDiskBck
  Media Type = File
}

The trouble is this: the Full Backup volume is correctly
recycled because is set Use Volume Once, but the
incremental backup is alway appended to Incremental Volume
without expiration...

Now I'm just trying to understand the Bacula functioning,
after this test phase I'll pass to production use.

Thanks for your time.

Simone

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