Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] retention time confusing

2008-11-23 17:47:04
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] retention time confusing
From: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Dan Langille" <dan AT langille DOT org>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:44:34 -0500
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
>
> On Nov 23, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Carlo Maesen wrote:
>
>>
>> I am still confused about retentiontimes.
>> I have defined a pool (aca) with a volume-retention of 6days. A
>> client has a retention (job and file) of 365 days.  I have the
>> following schedule:
>>
>> # The ACA-SOLARIS-schedule
>> Schedule {
>>  Name = aca-solaris-cycle
>>  Run = Level=Differential Pool=aca mon-thu at 22:30
>>  Run = Level=Full Pool=aca-week 1st-4th fri at 22:30
>>  Run = Level=Full Pool=aca-month 5th fri at 22:30
>> }
>>
>> Will the files/jobs of the differential backup been deleted from the
>> database after 6 days ?
>
When the volume is purged the files and jobs will be deleted from the
database. This will happen after the volume retention period is over
and only when bacula needs a new volume and does not have an
appendable volume in the pool.

John

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