>> I have 3 Pools - Daily, Weekly and Archive as follows
>>
>> Pool {
>> Name = Nightly
>> Pool Type = Backup
>> AutoPrune = yes
>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>> Recycle = yes
>> ..
>> }
>>
>> Pool {
>> Name = Weekly
>> Pool Type = Backup
>> AutoPrune = yes
>> Volume Retention = 8 days
>> Recycle = yes
>> ..
>> }
>>
>> Pool {
>> Name = Archive
>> Pool Type = Backup
>> AutoPrune = no
>> Volume Retention = 100 years
>> Recycle = no
>> ..
>> }
>>
>> I want to retain File and Job records in the Catalog forever for the
>> Archive Pool. If I configure the Client as follows
>>
>> Client {
>> Name = foo-fd
>> Address = foo.example.com
>> FDPort = 19102
>> Catalog = MyCatalog
>> Password = xxx
>> File Retention = 100 years
>> Job Retention = 100 years
>> AutoPrune = yes
>> }
>>
>> will File and Job records in the Catalog for the Weekly and Nightly
>> Pools be purged as per the "Volume Retention" periods for each Pool?
>>
>
> Looks fine to me. I do similar.  Although I do not bother setting File
> and Job retention.

If I'm not mistaken, the "volume retention" does not cause file and job 
records pruned immediatedly after the set time expires, but only after the 
volume actually gets recycled. Depending on the "extra" amount of volumes in 
the pool, this may take significantly longer time.

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TiN 



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