Re: [Bacula-users] Ignore retention period

Thanks, I added it but am still worried. The retention is 3 months, but because I did a full backup most of the pool is full. Whats going to happen when the last tape fills? I know each one is not out of its retention period, but I want it to ask for tape 1.

From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: Bill Damage <bill.damage AT yahoo DOT com>
Cc: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Sent: Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 14:44:43
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Ignore retention period

On Nov 19, 2008, at 7:21 AM, Bill Damage wrote:

> I have 16 tapes in a pool, and each tape takes 2/3 weeks to fill.  
> What I really want is Bacula just to rotate through these in  
> sequence and ask for tape 1 when tape 16 fills. I have set the pool  
> size to 16 but realise there is a problem. If I set the retention  
> too small it will keep asking for earlier tapes rather than the next  
> numbered one. If I set it too high, none of the tapes will have  
> expired - won't it ask me to label a new tape 17 when 16 fills? For  
> this pool, I'd really like to know how to just ignore the retention  
> periods. Thanks.

Look in the docs, under Pool Resource.  Look for something like "Use  
Oldest Volume".

That may
suit your needs.

-- 
Dan Langille
http://langille.org/

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