Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula - single pool - purge current volume

2008-08-26 14:50:46
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula - single pool - purge current volume
From: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Sebastian Lehmann" <slehmann AT proficom-ag DOT de>, "bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:50:20 -0400
>> > File Retention = 365d
>> > Job Retention = 365d
>> >
>> > ...
>> >
>> > and for the pool:
>> > ...
>> > VolumeRetention = 12h
> It seems to me, that this is wrong, because it makes no sense. Volume
> retention should be larger as file or job retention. If a volume is
> purged, any job and file assoziations to the volume were being deleted.
> Why so you configure file and job retention so big?
>
I agree. It really does not make a lot of sense however it will not
hurt to have these values. The volume retention has priority over file
and job retention so basically when the volume is recycled all the
file and job records on that volume are purged at that time.

John

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