On Tue, January 4, 2011 8:23 am, Mister IT Guru wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 02:13, Dan Langille wrote:
>> On 1/3/2011 4:53 PM, Mister IT Guru wrote:
>>> I am at a loss as to why this can occur, when I've configured automatic
>>> labellings. I get this error emailed to me when jobs are trying to run
>>> Cannot find any appendable volumes
>>>
>>> It's my understanding that this happens when there are no tapes
>>> available, but I have disk based storage. Any hints and tips would be
>>> appreciated, I can attach any requested configs.
>> This happens when Bacula cannot find appendable volumes.  Disk or tape,
>> or whatever.
>>
>> Show us the Pool resource for the pool in question.
>>
> Below are the pool definitions that I currently have
> ---
> # Default pool definition
> Pool {
>    Name = Default
>    Pool Type = Backup
>    Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically
> recycle Volumes
>    AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
>    Volume Retention = 365 days         # one year
> }
>
> # File Pool definition
> Pool {
>    Name = File
>    Pool Type = Backup
>    Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically
> recycle Volumes
>    AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
>    Volume Retention = 365 days         # one year
>    Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          # Limit Volume size to something
> reasonable
>    Maximum Volumes = 100               # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
>    LabelFormat = "BaculaBackups-"
> }

I'm going to guess it's this Pool.  I'm also going to guess that you have
reached 100 volumes in this pool.  Please confirm

>
>
> # Scratch pool definition
> Pool {
>    Name = Scratch
>    Pool Type = Backup
> }

I see no need for a scratch pool if you're backing up to disk.

-- 
Dan Langille -- http://langille.org/


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