This is the output I get after a job has completed. The lines at the end suggest job pruning--does the auto prune not also trigger the purging and recycling?
Thanks.
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29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Python Dir JobStart: JobId=797 Client=asus-fd NumVols=0
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 798: Python Dir JobStart: JobId=798 Client=asus-fd NumVols=0
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 799: Python Dir JobStart: JobId=799 Client=vaio-fd NumVols=0
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Start Backup JobId 797, Job=AsusData-XP.2011-07-29_22.00.00_02
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Using Device "FileStorage"
29-Jul 22:00 asus-sd JobId 797: Volume "AsusXPDaily-0003" previously written, moving to end of data.
29-Jul 22:00 asus-sd JobId 797: Ready to append to end of Volume "AsusXPDaily-0003" size=561735340
29-Jul 22:00 asus-sd JobId 797: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:49, Transfer rate = 0 Bytes/second
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Bacula asus-dir 5.0.2 (28Apr10): 29-Jul-2011 22:00:52
Build OS: i686-pc-linux-gnu ubuntu 10.04
JobId: 797
Job: AsusData-XP.2011-07-29_22.00.00_02
Backup Level: Incremental, since=2011-07-26 22:00:03
Client: "asus-fd" 5.0.2 (28Apr10) i686-pc-linux-gnu,ubuntu,10.04
FileSet: "AsusDataXP" 2010-07-25 21:00:00
Pool: "AsusXPDaily" (>>From Job IncPool override)
Catalog: "MyCatalog" (From Client resource)
Storage: "File" (From Job resource)
Scheduled time: 29-Jul-2011 22:00:00
Start time: 29-Jul-2011 22:00:03
End time: 29-Jul-2011 22:00:52
Elapsed time: 49 secs
Priority: 8
FD Files Written: 0
SD Files Written: 0
FD Bytes Written: 0 (0 B)
SD Bytes Written: 0 (0 B)
Rate: 0.0 KB/s
Software Compression: None
VSS: no
Encryption: no
Accurate: no
Volume name(s):
Volume Session Id: 1
Volume Session Time: 1311964573
Last Volume Bytes: 561,735,746 (561.7 MB)
Non-fatal FD errors: 0
SD Errors: 0
FD termination status: OK
SD termination status: OK
Termination: Backup OK
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Begin pruning Jobs older than 2 years .
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: No Jobs found to prune.
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: Begin pruning Jobs.
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: No Files found to prune.
29-Jul 22:00 asus-dir JobId 797: End auto prune.
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> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:29:11 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Pruning/Purging and Volume Retention
> CC: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
>
> > Apologies if this question has been answered previously, but I'm struggling
> > to find a definitive answer.
> >
> > When a job completes and then marks a volume as purged, does it do this only
> > for volumes in the pool used by that job and only if the job is successful,
> > or are all volumes (regardless of pool and success of the job) affected?
> >
> I am confused at the question. After a job completes it does not purge
> any volumes.
>
> John