On 04/14/10 07:51, Joseph Spenner wrote:
> Phil:
>   I just realized a typo.  I meant to say it's still using the same file 
> every night.  I also just noticed something after the post-- the "appending" 
> information in the log below.  So, it's not re-writing over the top of the 
> same file every night; it's appending to it-- and not using a "new file" 
> every night as I initially wanted.
> 
>   Here's the top of the 'messages' log, if it's any help:
> 
> ===
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 160: No prior Full backup Job record found.
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 160: No prior or suitable Full backup found in 
> catalog. Doing FULL backup.
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 160: Start Backup JobId 160, 
> Job=DefaultBackupClient.2010-04-12_23.05.00_03
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 160: Using Device "FileStorage"
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 160: Volume "disk_0002" previously written, 
> moving to end of data.
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 160: Ready to append to end of Volume 
> "disk_0002" size=2566554688
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 160: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:19, 
> Transfer rate = 132.2 M Bytes/second
> 12-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 160: Bacula backula-dir 5.0.1 (24Feb10): 
> 12-Apr-2010 23:05:29
> ===
> 
> I made all those settings be 9 days, as you suggested.  So, currently, I have:
> 
> no 'retention' definitions in any of my "Client" sections.
> 
> # Default pool definition
> Pool {
> Name = Default
>   Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Job Retention = 9 days
> Volume Retention = 9 day
> }
> 
> # File Pool definition
> Pool {
>   Name = File
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   Recycle = yes
>   AutoPrune = yes
>   Job Retention = 9 days
>   Volume Retention = 9 days
>   Volume Use Duration = 23h
>   Maximum Volume Bytes = 1400G
>   Maximum Volumes = 10
> }
> 
> Could it be the "Volume Use Retetion" ?  Currently, my backups run fast since 
> there are only 2 clients.  So, if they're done within an hour, maybe this 
> setting isn't doing what it would normally do when backups take a few hours 
> to run?


Did you Update the pools from the resources, and the volumes from the pools?

What do the 'List Volumes' and 'Show Pools' commands return?


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