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Re: [Bacula-users] minimum volume retention period

2014-09-25 04:25:05
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] minimum volume retention period
From: Julien Cigar <jcigar AT ulb.ac DOT be>
To: Sergio Belkin <sebelk AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:47:41 +0200
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 12:27:30PM -0300, Sergio Belkin wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I've read this thread, and I'd want to get some clarification about this
> topic.
> 
> if Julien have set the Volume Retention of incremental in 35 days, I don't
> understand why "(around 15 june Incr-0001 should be recycled)".

5th June would be more correct ..
if "Incr-0001" is written on 1 May, then 1 May + 35 days = ~5 June

To clarify a little bit: I'm doing a full backup per month and a daily
incremental backup (with Use Volume Once)

> 2) is it correct that on 1 july Full-0001 it's recycled? if Volume
> Retention of Backuo Job was  set as of 45 days. On 1 June, Full-0001 it's
> changes it's status, it will be recycled on 15 july aprox. Pleae correct me
> if I'm wrong.

sounds correct to me..!

> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 

Don't forget that volume retention takes precedence over any job
retention and that it's it read from the catalog, so don't forget to
bconsole -> update if you change them ..!


> 2009-04-03 4:37 GMT-03:00 Julien Cigar <jcigar AT ulb.ac DOT be>:
> 
> > On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 20:52 -0400, morty AT frakir DOT org wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 09:25:55PM +0200, Julien Cigar wrote:
> > >
> > > > > 1 may 0:00 am : Full backup -> volume "Full-0001"
> > > > > 1 may 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0001"
> > > > > 2 may 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0002"
> > > > > 3 may 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0003"
> > > > > ...
> > > > > 31 may 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0031"
> > > > >
> > > > > 1 june 0:00 am : Full backup -> volume "Full-0002"
> > > > > 1 june 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0032"
> > > > > 2 june 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0033"
> > > > > 3 june 8:00 pm : Incremental backup -> volume "Incr-0034"
> > > > > ...
> > > > > (around 15 june Incr-0001 should be recycled)
> > > > >
> > > > > 1 july 0:00 am : Full backup -> volume "Full-0001" (recycled)
> > >
> > > An incremental can be promoted to a full in the middle of a cycle.
> > > This can happen because of a fileset change or a rerun of a failed
> > > level.  If such an event happens on June 15, the volume Full-0001 will
> > > be overwritten.  At this point, you can't do a restore of the FS from
> > > May 31, even though it's only been 15 days.
> > >
> >
> > right.
> >
> > thanks !
> >
> > > - Morty
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