Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Retention on SD File

2009-11-25 10:12:15
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Retention on SD File
From: "David Dumortier" <david.dumortier AT linagora DOT com>
To: "bacula-users" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:49 +0100
John Drescher a écrit :
> 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.

Ok I have
MaxVolBytes 25,000,000,000
MaxVols 30

> Also remember that Retention does not start until the volume is marked
> Full or Used.
>
> Use the list media command to check that.

I have :
4 VolStatus Append VolBytes 296,395,270,741
5 VolStatus Append VolBytes 0

But I search an automatic method to mark my Vol 4 Full.
Perhaps I must tag the first time ?

Second question, have I to create the 30 volumes ?

> John


Thank you,
-- 
David Dumortier



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