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Re: [Bacula-users] Recycling Volumes

2008-07-03 05:16:45
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Recycling Volumes
From: Arno Lehmann <al AT its-lehmann DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:16:12 +0200
Hi,

03.07.2008 10:41, Steffen Knauf wrote:
>   Hello,
> 
> im a little bit confused about recycling volumes. I set a Volume 
> Rentention Time of 14 days. After 14 days the correct volume was recycled:
> 
> 17-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 95: There are no more Jobs associated with Volume 
> "Vol_ink_MUC0026". Marking it purged.
> 17-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 95: All records pruned from Volume 
> "Vol_ink_MUC0026"; marking it "Purged"
> 17-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 95: Recycled volume "Vol_ink_MUC0026"
> 17-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 95: Using Device "Project_MUC"
> 17-Jun 01:00 munich-sd JobId 95: Recycled volume "Vol_ink_MUC0026" on device 
> "Project_MUC" (/serverdisks/raid4p3/backup/prj), all previous data lost.
> 17-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 95: Max Volume jobs exceeded. Marking Volume 
> "Vol_ink_MUC0026" as Used.
> 
> But one day later bacula create/labled a new incrementel volume. I don't 
> understand why?
> Bacula should recycle the next volume!

Bacula will only recycle volumes if absolutely necessary, ...
> 
> 18-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 99: Start Backup JobId 99, 
> Job=Project_MUC.2008-06-18_01.00.47
> 18-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 99: Created new Volume "Vol_ink_MUC0084" in 
> catalog.
> 18-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 99: Using Device "Project_MUC"
> 18-Jun 01:00 munich-sd JobId 99: Labeled new Volume "Vol_ink_MUC0084" on 
> device "Project_MUC" (/serverdisks/raid4p3/backup/prj).
> 18-Jun 01:00 munich-sd JobId 99: Wrote label to prelabeled Volume 
> "Vol_ink_MUC0084" on device "Project_MUC" (/serverdisks/raid4p3/backup/prj)
> 18-Jun 01:00 c06-dir JobId 99: Max Volume jobs exceeded. Marking Volume 
> "Vol_ink_MUC0084" as Used.
> 
> 
> The next day, bacula starts recycling the volume which schould be recycled 
> the day before.
> 
> 
> Here is my pool configuration:
> 
> Name = Differential_MUC
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes                      
> AutoPrune = yes                    
> LabelFormat = "Vol_diff_MUC"
> Maximum Volumes = 80

... and I suppose there are not yet 80 volumes in this pool.

> Volume Retention = 14 days
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 1

Arno

> greets
> 
> Steffen
> 
> 
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