Hi,

12.09.2008 07:36, John Drescher wrote:
>>> Doesn't the volume parameters get reset to whatever is in the config
>>> files when the tape is first used after a purge though?
>>>
>> At first, I guess you are using the term "purge" here against Bacula
>> conventions, my guess is you merely mean "prune". It may cause confusion.
>>
> I should have said recycled.
> 
>> What comes into volume etc settings, they won't get into effect with
>> existing volumes etc automatically.
>>
> Yes, this is true but I believe after a tape is recycled and then
> written to the first time the volume will automatically be updated
> with the new pool parameters provided the config was reloaded.

I don't think so... at least not *all* the volume metadata. Retention 
times, recycling settings, and so on remain unchanged as far as I know 
- with one exception: When a volume is taken from the screatch pool, 
it get's assigned the parameters from the target pool.


> Maybe I
> am wrong. I do remember someone on the list saying this recently. I'm
> thinking Kern. I guess this is easy to verify when I get time.

That would be nice :-)

Arno

> John
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