On Tuesday 13 May 2008 00:02:00 Charles Sprickman wrote:
> Hello Kern,
>
> I really, really hate to bug you directly, but is there any chance you
> could look at this thread and give a definitive answer on what determines
> the purge time for a volume (and what's contained in the catalog for that
> volume)?
>
> http://www.nabble.com/Volume-purged%2C-why--to17039840.html#a17042599

Well, I think it is reasonably clearly spelled out in the manual.  The key to 
understanding it is to remember that the retention time for a Volume (or the 
other items) pertains to the records in the catalog.  So, once all the file 
and job records in the catalog corresponding to a Volume are pruned, in 
effect the Volume is purged.  In older Bacula's this would not be recognized 
until the volume was needed again.  However, in 2.2. after each pruning, 
Bacula specifically checks if all the records for the Volume are pruned and 
if so marks the volume as purged.

In thinking about it, this might have subtly change the concept of Volume 
Retention period since if I am not mistaken, currently the Volume can be 
marked Purged before the Volume retention period expires (that would need to 
be confirmed).  If the jist of your email is that you don't want the Volume 
to be recycled until a particular period expires, perhaps we need to think 
about having a Recycle Period ...  or defined the Volume retention period to 
be the period that must expire before the volume can be recycled regardless 
of its purged status.

Best regards,

Kern

>
> Thanks!
>
> Charles
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