Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Retention on SD File

2009-11-25 08:29:12
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Retention on SD File
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: david.dumortier AT linagora DOT com, bacula-users <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:25:08 -0500
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 4:07 AM, David Dumortier
<david.dumortier AT linagora DOT com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> David Dumortier a écrit :
>> Hello,
>>
>> John Drescher a écrit :
>>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 4:16 AM, David Dumortier
>>> <david.dumortier AT linagora DOT com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My bacula-sd.conf :
>>>> Device {
>>>>  Name = stockage
>>>>  Media Type = File
>>>>  Archive Device = /mnt/sauvegardes
>>>>  LabelMedia = yes;                   # lets Bacula label unlabeled
>>>> media
>>>>  Random Access = Yes;
>>>>  AutomaticMount = yes;               # when device opened, read it
>>>>  RemovableMedia = no;
>>>>  AlwaysOpen = yes;
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> My bacula-dir.conf :
>>>> Client {
>>>>  Name = myhost
>>>>  Address = myIP
>>>>  FDPort = 9102
>>>>  Catalog = MyCatalog
>>>>  Password = "*****"
>>>>  File Retention = 7 days
>>>>  Job Retention = 7 days
>>>>  AutoPrune = yes               # Prune expired Jobs/Files
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>
>>> They will grow until you run out of disk space on your storage if you
>>> do not set one of the 4 pool options to limit the size or usage of the
>>> volumes.
>>>
>>>     * Use Volume Once = yes
>>>     * Volume Use Duration = ttt
>>>     * Maximum Volume Jobs = nnn
>>>     * Maximum Volume Bytes = mmm
>>>
>>> see http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html
>>>
>>> Also remember that retention periods do not take effect until the
>>> volume is marked Full or Used.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>> Ok, so I missed this point in the documentation. So I read it.
>> I don't understand everything (due to my poor english or subtilities I
>> don't see).
>>
>> What I have :
>>
>> Pool {
>>   Name = Default
>>   Pool Type = Backup
>>   Recycle = yes
>>   AutoPrune = yes
>>   Volume Retention = 14 days
>>   Maximum Volumes = 2
>> }
>>
>> My volumes :
>> |       4 | P21        | Append    |       1 | 239,080,660,514 | ...
>> |       5 | P220001    | Append    |       1 |               0 | ...
>>
>>
>> What I want to reconfigure (is it in the Pool section ?) :
>>   Volume Use Duration = 7 days
>>   Maximum Volume Bytes = 250G
>>
>> Is this make a 2 weeks rotation ? (P21 for a week, P220001 for the second
>> week)
>>
>> Thank you for any help
>> --
>> David Dumortier
>>
>
> So I have this on my bacula-dir.conf
> Pool {
>  Name = Default
>  Pool Type = Backup
>  Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically recycle
> Volumes
>  AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
>  Volume Retention = 7 days           # one week
>  Maximum Volumes = 30
>  Maximum Volume Bytes = 25GB
>  Volume Use Duration = 7 days
> }
>
> But I don't have any rotation on my SD-file.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> --
> David Dumortier
>


Changes to some of these parameters after the fact only apply to new
volumes. To fix this use

update

then select "Pool from resource"

Then select your pool.

Also remember that Retention does not start until the volume is marked
Full or Used.

Use the list media command to check that.

John

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