Le 02/08/2011 17:35, Bacula-Dev a écrit :
> Dear all,
>
> I need a more clear explanation on bacula retentions.
>
> Here's an example of what I would like to define on my director
>
> Pool {
>   Name = Full
>   Pool Type = Backup
>   ....
>   Volume Retention = 2 weeks
> }
>
> JobDefs {
>   ....
>   Job Retention = 4 weeks
>   File Retention = 6 months
>   ....
> }
>
> and so on ....
>
> Assuming that I scheduled an incremental job every day and at the end 
> of the month (eg. last Saturday), I scheduled a full backup of my client.
> What about my previous full backup if I defined the job retention to 4 
> weeks (should be 2 months - 1 day).
>
> If the volume retention is applied without taking care of the Job 
> retention,
> I'll not be able to restore an incremental job without the previous 
> full (that has been deleted by the volume retention).
>
> Am I right ?
>
> Thanks for your feedback.

Volumes will be recycled only if there are no jobs remaining on them.
For job and files, I don't know if we've got the same case.

HTH.
Jérôme Blion.

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