Jose Perez wrote:
> Now I'd like to be able to store (and so be able to restore from)
> backups of last 90 days; Older backups must be simply erased, so to
> achieve this ... would I need something like these?
>
> Client {
>   ...
>   ...
>   File Retention = 90 days
>   Job Retention = 90 days
> }
>
> Pool {
>   ...
>   ...
>   Label Format = Vol-
>   Volume Use Duration = 10 days
>   Volume Retention = 90 days
> }
>
> Am I right? And the above will be equivalent to omit File and Job
> Retention directives but preserving Volume Retention at 90 days?
>   

Almost.  If you want Bacula to truly ignore File and Job retention 
times, I think you need to add "AutoPrune=no" to the client definitions.

> With this Pool configuration Bacula would create about 9 Volumes (from
> Vol-0001 to Vol-0009, one each ten days) within 90 days. Am I right?
>
> So if what I believe is true then Bacula will create a tenth Volume
> (Vol-0010) and just after this being marked as Used (past 10 days
> more) Bacula would choose Vol-0001 to mark it as Purged and overwrite
> it (Recycle), Am I right too?
>
> So according to this Volume strategy management, Bacula will NEVER
> create an eleventh Volume (Vol-0011) because would keep recycling
> Vol-0002, Vol-0003, ..., Vol-00010 (and then Vol-0001 again). Am I
> right?
>   

Yeah, that looks about right.

- Cedric


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