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Re: [Bacula-users] labels and daily volumes

2009-02-25 10:49:59
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] labels and daily volumes
From: jorge.gonzalez AT degesys DOT com
To: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:47:13 +0100 (CET)
Ok John, I think I understood the question. I am deleting from catalog and disk 
the older volumes and keepping 8 at most.

thank you very much :)

cheers


----- Mensaje original -----
De: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
Para: "jorge gonzalez" <jorge.gonzalez AT degesys DOT com>, "bacula-users" 
<Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Enviados: Miércoles, 25 de Febrero 2009 15:29:38 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlín 
/ Berna / Roma / Estocolmo / Viena
Asunto: Re: [Bacula-users] labels and daily volumes

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:24 AM,  <jorge.gonzalez AT degesys DOT com> wrote:
>
> ----- Mensaje original -----
> De: "John Drescher" <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
> Para: "jorge gonzalez" <jorge.gonzalez AT degesys DOT com>
> CC: "bacula-users" <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
> Enviados: Miércoles, 25 de Febrero 2009 15:01:28 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / 
> Berlín / Berna / Roma / Estocolmo / Viena
> Asunto: Re: [Bacula-users] labels and daily volumes
>
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:43 AM,  <jorge.gonzalez AT degesys DOT com> wrote:
>> Thanks John!
>>
>> Here it is the output:
>>
>>
>> *list media pool=pool-daily-dgs-sgcexp-ent2
>> Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog
>> Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
>> +---------+--------------------------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+----------------------+---------------------+
>> | MediaId | VolumeName                     | VolStatus | Enabled | VolBytes  
>>     | VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot | InChanger | MediaType       
>>      | LastWritten         |
>> +---------+--------------------------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+----------------------+---------------------+
>> |      31 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0693 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,304,385,638 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-02 20:34:48 |
>> |      32 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0695 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,218,842,278 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-03 20:34:23 |
>> |      33 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0697 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,044,773,105 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-04 20:35:34 |
>> |      34 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0699 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,088,673,636 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-05 20:33:10 |
>> |      35 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0677 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,092,489,732 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-06 20:33:44 |
>> |      36 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0810 | Archive   |       1 | 
>> 1,078,739,860 |        0 |   31,536,000 |       0 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-07 20:33:36 |
>> |     105 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0105 | Used      |       1 | 
>> 1,276,953,100 |        0 |      518,400 |       1 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-23 03:38:55 |
>> |     163 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0163 | Used      |       1 | 
>> 1,276,957,208 |        0 |      518,400 |       1 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-23 03:41:35 |
>> |     288 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0164 | Used      |       1 | 
>> 1,127,293,367 |        0 |      518,400 |       1 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-19 21:36:53 |
>> |     479 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0165 | Used      |       1 | 
>> 1,804,007,315 |        0 |      518,400 |       1 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-24 11:38:04 |
>> |     490 | dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0166 | Used      |       1 | 
>> 1,148,590,124 |        0 |      518,400 |       1 |    0 |         0 | 
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2 | 2009-02-25 11:36:52 |
>> +---------+--------------------------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+----------------------+---------------------+
>>
>> Volume Name  Volume Status  Volume Bytes  Max Volume Bytes  Volume Jobs  
>> Volume Retention(days)  Media  Type  First  Written  Last Written  
>> Autochanger  Slot number  Can Recycle Volume
>>
>> dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0166  Used    1.1 GB  0       1       6       
>> file-dgs-sgcexp-ent2    2009-02-24 20:30:01     2009-02-25 11:36:52     0    
>>    +
>>
>
> All your volumes here Used or Archive meaning they are not appendable.
>  volumes with a retention period of 518,400 are usable 6 days after
> the last written time. dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-0164 should recycle
> today since 2009-02-19 21:36:53 + 6 days is some time today.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
> Yes, if volumes are daily then I understand volume is not appendable and 
> market as used everyday. Then, the volume will be recycled   but I think this 
> is not important because device is a file.
>
> Sorry but I can't understand why bacula is asking for a label if there is no 
> need to append data, and config has a label format:
>
> Pool {
>  Name = "pool-daily-dgs-sgcexp-ent2"
>  Maximum Volume Jobs = 1
>  Pool Type = Backup
>  LabelFormat = "dgs-sgcexp-ent2-daily-vol-"
>  AutoPrune = yes
>  VolumeRetention = 6d
>  Maximum Volumes = 8
>  Recycle = yes
> }
>
> thanks for your time ;-)
>
You have more than 8 volumes in that pool already. The ones with
"Archive" status count.

John

-- 
Jorge González y Hurtado de Mendoza
Dpto. de Sistemas

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