* John Drescher (Fri, 16 May 2014 08:37:31 -0400)
> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Thorsten Kampe
> <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de> wrote:
> > at the moment we have a single disk volume (file). We would like
> > to reuse this disk volume file so it will not grow infinitely.
> > [...]
> > After two cycles (two months), we would like to delete old files
> > from the volume file. Thus we set
> >
> > FileRetention   = 60 days
> > JobRetention    = 60 days
> > VolumeRetention = 60 days
> > Recycle         = yes
> >
> > There is no maximum file or volume size or volume use duration
> > configured.
> >
> > My question is: will the above settings ensure that after about sixty
> > days, the file volume size will reach its maximum (assuming that the
> > size of the backed-up data remains constant)?
> 
> No it will not. The retention period begins after a volume is marked
> full or used. At 60 days it will still be append. You need to limit
> the # of jobs, use duration and/or size.

So in my case I would have to set UseDuration accordingly.

> Then after the volume is marked Full or Used the 60 days begins
> counting from the last written date.

I want to purge files directly when the (catalog) retention period 
(sixty days) occurs. Does that mean I have to set UseDuration to 0 (0 
+ 60 days = 60 days)?

Thorsten


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