On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:18:34 -0700 (PDT)
gnowar <g.nowar AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

> 
> Hey,
> 
> I was wondering if there is a way to tell bacula not to ask the oldest tape
> it wrote on..
> 
> I mean, when a tape is pruned, it's status come to "Recycle". Is there a way
> to put all the status tape to recycle (those who the retention is over, that
> means they could be pruned), and not only the oldest one ?
> 
> Why.. ?
> 
> Because I'm using 20 tapes, but every twenty days (one tape per day), one
> tape goes to the bank. I take a new tape and the cycle goes on during twenty
> days etc..
> 
> The problème is, if I put a tape in the bank, 19 days later Bacula will ask
> me THIS special tape, which is not available (cause in the bank..).
> 
> Is there a solution for this problem or it is inherent to the way Bacula
> actually works ?

Your description is a bit confusing.

Are these tapes all in the same pool?  What is the retention period?

Read up on the retention periods for files, jobs, volumes.

Do you do an "update slots" after you remove the tape?  Bacula
shouldn't ask for a tape that's not available.

-- 
Alex Chekholko   chekh AT genomics.upenn DOT edu

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