Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Retention Configuration

2011-01-18 06:57:09
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Retention Configuration
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: Paulo Martinez <martinezino AT googlemail DOT com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:54:23 -0500
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Paulo Martinez
<martinezino AT googlemail DOT com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i have my retention configuration only in the pool resource.
>
> Job and file retentions included, because different pools have
> different retention times for job, files, vol., e.g.
>
> Pool {
>   Name = Differential-Woche
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically
> recycle Volumes
>   Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
>   AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
>   Volume Retention = 284 days         # 9 month
>   Job Retention = 250 days
>   File Retention = 250 days
>   LabelFormat = "Server-${Pool}-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/
> r}-${Hour:p/2/0/r}${Minute:p/2/0/r}${Second:p/2/0/r}"
>   Maximum Volumes = 16                # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
>   Storage = sto-bandserver-sd
> }
>
>
> No Retention statements are in in the job and client resource.
>
> Well, i noticed that some jobs don't have fileentries in the catalog
> anymore.
>
> I assume that my file/job retention statements in the pool resource
> are ignored.
>
>
> Are there some defaults applied and not overwritten by them in the
> pool conf now?
>
> Do i need to set job and files retentions in the client resource?
>
> How to handle different retentions for different pool?
>
> Regards

I am not sure if this is causing you a problem but remember if you
label a tape then change the retention in the bacula configuration
files this change does not apply to already labeled tapes. You need to
manually apply the change using the bacula update "pool from resource"
and then update all volumes in pool.

John

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