Re: [Bacula-users] Can't make "Truncate on Purge" work.

On 2015-05-22 at 10:52:29 Ana Emília M. Arruda wrote:

> Hello Erik,
> 
> You´re welcome. Did you issued a purge command on these volumes
> before? With the
> 
> "Action
> on purge = truncate"
>  configured, the purged volumes will be truncated. So, if these
> volumes are with purged status, they are already truncated.
> 
> Best regards,
> Ana

Hello Ana,

I think so. I have "Action On Purge = truncate" on the pool definition
and issue Console = "purge volume action=truncate storage=FileStorage
pool=Files" in my runscript.

And no volumes have been truncated.

-- 
Regards
Erik P. Olsen

> 
> 
> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Erik P. Olsen <epodata AT gmail DOT com>
> wrote:
> 
> > On 2015-05-22 at 08:42:20 Ana Emília M. Arruda wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Erik,
> > >
> > > On Bacula 7.0.5 version, the "purge action=truncate" do not exist
> > > any more. There is a new truncate command that substittutes the
> > > "purge + action=truncate" from previous versions:
> > >
> > >   Command       Description
> > >   =======       ===========
> > >   truncate      Truncate one or more Volumes
> > >
> > > Arguments:
> > >         volume=<vol> [mediatype=<type> pool=<pool> allpools
> > > storage=<st> drive=<num>]
> > >
> > > Maybe you´re trying to do this in your RunScript resource:
> > >
> > > Console = "truncate storage=FileStorage pool=Files"
> > >
> > > Also, in previous versions, you should specify the volume name in
> > > the command:
> > >
> > > Console = "purge *volume=myvolumename* action=truncate
> > > storage=FileStorage pool=Files"
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Ana
> >
> > Hello Ana,
> >
> > Thanks for the information. When I issue the command "truncate
> > storage=FileStorage pool=Files" I get the message: No Volumes found
> > to perform truncate action.
> >
> > To my understanding there should be plenty to truncate. I have
> > 
> > "Action
> > on purge = truncate" on my pool definition which I believe is
> > required to let the truncate command work. Still something is wrong
> > and I can't see what it is.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Erik P. Olsen
> >
> > > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:56 AM, Erik P. Olsen <epodata AT gmail DOT com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have tried to use this feature without success. I am using
> > > > Bacula 7.0.5 and
> > > > the following is the directives I use. Hopefully someone can
> > > > pinpoint what I am
> > > > doing wrong:
> > > >
> > > > JobDefs {
> > > >    Name = "DefaultJob"
> > > >    Type = Backup
> > > >    Level = Incremental
> > > >    Accurate = yes
> > > >    Client = epohost-fd
> > > >    FileSet = "Full Set"
> > > >    Storage = FileStorage
> > > >    Messages = Standard
> > > >    Pool = Files
> > > >    Priority = 10
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > #
> > > > # Define the main linux system back-up job
> > > > #
> > > > Job {
> > > >    Name = "BackupEpohost"
> > > >    JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
> > > >    Schedule = "epohost-WeeklyCycle"
> > > >    Write Bootstrap = "/var/spool/bacula/epohost.bsr"
> > > > # Set up truncation of purged volumes
> > > >    RunScript {
> > > >      RunsWhen=After
> > > >      RunsOnClient=No
> > > >      Console = "purge volume action=truncate storage=FileStorage
> > > > pool=Files"
> > > >    }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > #
> > > > # Pool definition for Virtual Machines Backups
> > > > #
> > > > Pool {
> > > >    Name = Files
> > > >    Action on Purge = Truncate
> > > >    Maximum Volume Jobs = 0
> > > >    Maximum Volume Files = 0
> > > >    Pool Type = Backup
> > > >    LabelFormat = "Files"
> > > >    Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can
> > > > automatically recycle Volumes
> > > >    AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
> > > >    Maximum Volumes = 50
> > > >    Maximum Volume Bytes = 20g
> > > >    Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
> > > >    Volume Retention = 3 months         # Three months
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards
> > > > Erik P. Olsen
> > > > Solsortvej 30, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
> > > > Phone: +45 40765300
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Erik
> > > >
> > > >
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