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Re: [Bacula-users] bacula tape rotation

2013-01-17 13:33:55
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] bacula tape rotation
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:30:09 -0500
> I have one question abou backup plan.
>
> I have 500GB web partition I want to backup, I have IBM TS3200 Library and 
> two  800GB Tapes
>
> My plan is that Sunday at 2 a.m. I will make full backup and then every day 
> Incremental at 2.a.m at first tape.
> Next Sunday I will make again full backup on next tape a and then every day 
> incremental  on the second tape.
> And this will repeat.
>
> Can you please tell me how to rotate this tapes (prun, label etc....)
> I have no idea how to do this.


You can somewhat control this using the settings in your pool resource
to limit the volume retention. Or totally control this by using
separate pools for the first and second set and using the schedule to
explicitly say what pool to use on what week (even / odd ...).

John

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