--- On Wed, 4/14/10, Joseph Spenner <joseph85750 AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> From: Joseph Spenner <joseph85750 AT yahoo DOT com>
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media
> To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:04 PM
> --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher
> <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > OK, my next backup ran and it used the next
> volume.
> > Success!
> > > However.. it "appended". Here's what my volumes
> look
> > like now:
> > >
> > > *list volumes
> > > Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog
> > > Using Catalog "MyCatalog"
> > > Pool: Default
> > > No results to list.
> > > Pool: File
> > >
> >
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
> > > | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled |
> > VolBytes | VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle |
> Slot
> > | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten |
> > >
> >
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
> > > | 25 | disk_0001 | Purged |
> 1
> > | 37,353,382 | 0 | 777,600 |
>
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-08
> > 23:10:03 |
> > > | 26 | disk_0002 | Purged |
> 1
> > | 5,125,873,046 | 1 | 777,600 |
>
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-13
> > 23:10:02 |
> > > | 27 | disk_0003 | Append |
> 1
> > | 7,009,019,184 | 1 | 777,600 |
>
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-14
> > 23:21:34 |
> > > | 28 | disk_0004 | Purged |
> 1
> > | 51,194,220 | 0 | 777,600 |
>
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-07
> > 23:21:59 |
> > > | 29 | disk_0005 | Purged |
> 1
> > | 10,436 | 0 | 777,600 |
>
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-08
> > 23:05:03 |
> > > | 30 | disk_0006 | Purged |
> 1
> > | 561 | 0 | 777,600
> |
> > 1 | 0 | 0 | File |
> 2010-04-08
> > 23:07:14 |
> > >
> >
> +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
> > > Pool: Scratch
> > > No results to list.
> > > *
> > >
> > > Whatever was on disk_0003 was left in place, and
> the
> > new backup data appended to that volume. Is there a
> way to
> > make it wipe the volume clean before writing?
> > >
> >
> > It should have done that. Are you sure you did not
> backup
> > 7G of data?
> >
>
> Perhaps I should let it run a few days to know for
> sure. I'll keep everyone posted.
>
> Thanks!
Ok, my backups have been running for about a week and using a new file every
night, so that part works. I don't understand the behavior of append. In my
messages I see the following:
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Start Backup JobId 175,
Job=DefaultBackupClient.2010-04-17_23.05.00_23
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Max configured use duration exceeded.
Marking Volume "disk_0005" as Used.
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Recycled volume "disk_0006"
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Using Device "FileStorage"
17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 175: Recycled volume "disk_0006" on device
"FileStorage" (/opt/bacula/volumes), all previous data lost.
17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 175: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:01, Transfer
rate = 0 Bytes/second
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Bacula backula-dir 5.0.1 (24Feb10):
17-Apr-2010 23:05:04
..
..
It mentions above "all previous data lost" on disk_0006
But later in the messages, I see:
17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 176: Volume "disk_0006" previously written,
moving to end of data.
17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 176: Ready to append to end of Volume "disk_0006"
size=621
I checked the file sizes of the files, and they continue to grow every night.
I would expect an incremental file to be very small, but this is not what I'm
seeing.
Or is this normal?
Thanks!
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