On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
wrote:
> 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
>
That restart doesn't work.
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