On 03.02.2010 01:36, Thomas Schweikle wrote:
> 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?!
Automatically it works after again dropping the database and
starting all over with the same configuration files.

I'd say thanks for all the help on this topic!


-- 
Thomas


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