>>>>> On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:13:30 -0300, Diego Rubert said:
>
> Em 06-02-2012 14:12, Martin Simmons escreveu:
> >>>>>> On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:51 -0300, Diego Rubert said:
> >> Hello!
> >>
> >> I've some problems with bacula 5.2.5 (maybe< 5.2.5) Volume
> >> Retention.... It looks bacula is recycling volumes when no one is left,
> >> even before volume retention period expires.... Although bacula purged
> >> all jobs and files from volume, it should respect volume retention,
> >> don't it?
> >>
> >> For testing purposes, I've downloaded, compiled and installer bacula
> >> 5.2.5, changing only Pool file settings:
> >> Volume Use Duration = 1 minute
> >> Volume Retention = 1 day
> >> and Client bacula-fd:
> >> File Retention = 1 minute
> >> Job Retention = 1 minute
> >>
> >> So, I've created 2 volumes, Vol1 and Vol2. Then, I ran a backup job,
> >> that was stored at Vol1. 1 minute later, ran another backup, Vol1 was
> >> marked as used, files and job at Vol1 was purged, and backup was stored
> >> at Vol2.
> >>
> >> Another minute later I ran another backup. This time, Vol1 was recycled
> >> and backup was stored on it. Since Volume Retention was set to 1 day and
> >> manual says about Recycling Algorithm: "Prune volumes applying Volume
> >> retention period (Volumes with VolStatus Full, Used, or Append are
> >> pruned). Note, even if all the File and Job records are pruned from a
> >> Volume, ***the Volume will not be marked Purged until the Volume
> >> retention period expires***."
> >> (http://www.bacula.org/5.2.x-manuals/en/main/main/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html),
> >> Vol1 shouldn't have been recycled... But log shows "There are no more
> >> Jobs associated with Volume "Vol1". Marking it purged."
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> > I don't know if that is a bug in software or the doc, but is has been that
> > way
> > for a long time.
> >
> > Volumes with no remaining jobs will be recycled before their Volume
> > Retention
> > has expired, so the best option is to use a much larger Job Retention. That
> > won't affect size of the catalog database too badly, because it is mainly
> > affected by the number of file records (from the File Retention).
> >
> > __Martin
> Well, if it has been that way for a long time, maybe it's a bug in
> algorithm description at doc. Bacula acts like if
> RecycleOldestVolume=yes was the default option, although it says the
> default is *no*.
Kind of, but it isn't affected by RecycleOldestVolume. Moreover,
RecycleOldestVolume=yes is also supposed to respect Volume retention periods
(but it doesn't).
> I've no problem with that, but it may cause confusion,
> since the manual says explicitly: "Prune volumes applying Volume
> retention period (Volumes with VolStatus Full, Used, or Append are
> pruned). Note, even if all the File and Job records are pruned from a
> Volume, the Volume will not be marked Purged until the Volume retention
> period expires.". Should I report that? How?
>
> manual page:
> http://www.bacula.org/5.2.x-manuals/en/main/main/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html
Doc bugs can be reported at http://bugs.bacula.org via the Category dropdown.
__Martin
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