On 02.02.2010 00:46, Timo Neuvonen wrote:
> "Thomas Schweikle" <tps AT vr-web DOT de> kirjoitti viestissä 

[...]

>>Does this mean volumes aren't created automatic? I do have to create
>>them manually?
> 
> At first, I didn't notice there was a recycle=yes option in the conf.
I was sure I had put it in ;-)

> The volumes can be (if configured so) created automatically, until the 
> configured limit for maximum number of volumes is reached. Limiting the 
> number (and the size) of the volumes as you did is a good idea on file 
> storage, because otherwise you would run out of disk space sooner or later. 
> But the automatic creation will stop when the maximum number is reached.
I have limited the number of allowed volumes, volume size, volume
jobs. Volume retention is set to an useful value (14d). Automatic
pruning is on.

  AutoPrune = yes
  Volume Retention = 20 days
  Maximum Volumes = 14
  Maximum Volume Jobs = 6
  Maximum Volume Bytes = 4.3g

> Now you have specified recycle=yes, which means the existing volumes will 
> then be used again starting from the oldest expired one - so the old ones 
> will not be deleted but re-used. What this means, is that your volume names 
> that include (old) timestamps will become very misleading since they'll 
> contain data that is newer than the volume name could make one think. But no 
> technical problem there so far.
That is an argument. I have changed volume labelling to use simple
counts. Might be less confusing.

  Label Format = "${Client}_Inc_${Count}"

> So, is the problem now that
> - not a single volume gets created (there aren't 20 volumes yet)
> -- if so, then there is a bug in the conf I didn't notice
This is the case: not a single volume is created automatically. I
have to create the volume manually. But I do not see any error I've
made with my configuration.

> or
> - no new volume names appear after there already exists 20 volumes?
> -- if so, this is propably due to possible misunderstanding I tried to 
> explain above
Since there are no volumes at first start with this configuration,
the limit isn't reached jet. The volume shall be created.

> btw, maybe you are aware of this, but any changes to pool definition need to 
> "be taken into use" with update pool command in bconsole.
I have tried this too, but it did not change anything. Volumes are
just not created. I can create them manually, but this is not really
an option :-(

Maybe it could help if one has a running configuration with
autocreating volumes as needed? Maybe it is more easy to compare my
configuration against a working one?!

-- 
Thomas


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