Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] volume selection algorithm again

2015-10-31 13:44:46
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] volume selection algorithm again
From: Dimitri Maziuk <dmaziuk AT bmrb.wisc DOT edu>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:43:10 -0500
On 2015-10-31 08:23, Josh Fisher wrote:

> Volume selection is fairly complex. The order in which volumes are
> purged greatly affects the next available volume selection. With
> multiple pools, varied retention times, and occasional error jobs, there
> is no way to maintain a static order.

While that may be true, this is a brand new install with nothing purged, 
nothing backed up, one pool, and all volumes available. Not picking the 
volume in slot 1 is simply bad coding.

> Vchanger does not care which volumes are on which magazines as
> long as a update slots command is issued to inform Bacula of the moved
> volumes.

Yeah, that's what I though you'd say ;)

Dima



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