Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] MaximumVolJobs not working!!!

2011-05-11 14:19:55
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] MaximumVolJobs not working!!!
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: pedro moreno <syxtemx AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:17:26 -0400
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:06 PM, pedro moreno <syxtemx AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:23 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com> 
> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:10 PM, pedro moreno <syxtemx AT gmail DOT com> 
>> wrote:
>>>  Hi.
>>>
>>>  Want to understand why bacula 5.0.2 don't want to use my tape until
>>> it reach the MaximumVolJobs.
>>>
>>> I have 2 pools:
>>>
>>> Full-Backups
>>> Diff-Backups
>>>
>>> I will focus on Diff tapes.
>>>
>>> Storage: Tape.
>>>
>>> Pool Diff:
>>>
>>> Pool {
>>>  Name = CompanyDiffTape
>>>  Pool Type = Backup
>>>  Use Volume Once = no
>>>  Maximum Volume Jobs = 72
>>>  Maximum Volume Files = 0
>>>  Maximum Volume Bytes = 0
>>>  Volume Use Duration = 0
>>>  Catalog Files = yes
>>>  Recycle = yes
>>>  AutoPrune = yes
>>>  dolume Retention = 180 days
>>>  Label Format = TapeDiff-
>>> }
>>>
>>> U can see that I want to have 72 jobs on each tape and save the tape
>>> for 180 days. The problem is that bacula is using the tape just 1
>>> week, next week he wants a new volume, in one week I can 36 jobs, with
>>> 72 I can save 2 weeks.
>>>
>>> Reading the db, I see that tape-a have just 36 jobs for 72 maximum,
>>> them why on earth he want a new volume and not finish this one.
>>>
>>> This happen every week.
>>>
>>> Some could point me if I had issues with my settings?
>>>
>>
>> If you changed the settings after volumes were created the changes are
>> not applied to existing volumes.
>>
>> Use bconsole
>>
>> update "pool from resource"
>>
>> then
>>
>> update "all volumes in pool"
>>
>> commands. I believe those are the commands or the wording is similar.
>>
>> John
>>
>
> I had done that, my volume have the info from the pool.
> Even if I change my volume status from error to append,
>
> VolJobs=36
> MaxVolJob=72
>
> run a job manually, he wants a new volumen, he doesn't want the current 
> volumen.
> I want to understand this behavior of bacula.

Restart bacula-dir after making this change from Error to append.

John

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