Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] File volumes doesnt reach Maximun volumes

2010-04-27 06:06:37
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] File volumes doesnt reach Maximun volumes
From: "Mike Holden" <bacula AT mikeholden DOT org>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:04:03 +0100
Jorge Cabello wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having problems backing up to files in a hard drive.
>
> I'm using 3 pools: full, differential and incremental. All of the
> with:
> maximum volume jobs = 1
> Volume Retention = 1 month
> AutoPrune = yes
> Recycle = yes
> MaximumVolumeJobs = 1
> RecycleOldestVolume = yes
>
> Full Pool (1st of each month): Maximum volumes = 2
> Differential Pool (15th of each month):Maximum volumes = 2
> Incremental Pool (not 1st or 15th): Maximun Volumes = 45
>
> My problem is that the incremental pool does not grow above 30
> volumes. As I
> have read the number of volumes should be increasing till Maximum
> volumes limit
> is reached, right?
>
> Incremental pool:
> # show pool=XXXIncremental
> Pool: name=XXXIncremental PoolType=Backup
>       use_cat=1 use_once=0 cat_files=1
>       max_vols=48 auto_prune=1 VolRetention=1 month 1 day
>       VolUse=0 secs recycle=1
> LabelFormat=${Job}_Inc_${Day:p/2/0/r}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Year}
>       CleaningPrefix=*None* LabelType=0
>       RecyleOldest=1 PurgeOldest=0
>       MaxVolJobs=1 MaxVolFiles=0 MaxVolBytes=0
>       MigTime=0 secs MigHiBytes=0 MigLoBytes=0
>
> Thanks.

If I read that right, you have retention set to 1 month as well, so
it will recycle after one month! Recycling happens at the first
limit reached, so 1 month happens before 45 volumes.
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