Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Struggling with full disk

2016-07-06 16:56:59
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Struggling with full disk
From: Gary Dale <garydale AT torfree DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 16:36:00 -0400
On 06/07/16 10:55 AM, cdn wrote:
> Hey,
> I am pretty new in bacula, but started a solution to backup my server via 
> internet through a vpn tunnel. Everything works well, but I am struggling 
> with my disk space:
>
> I am using a RAID 5 for saving my backups. In my bacula-dir.conf the 
> following pool is definied:
>
> Pool {
>    Name = File
>    Pool Type = Backup
>    Recycle = yes                       # Bacula can automatically recycle 
> Volumes
>    AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired volumes
>    Volume Retention = 30 days         # one year
>    Maximum Volume Bytes = 4000G          # Limit Volume size to something 
> reasonable
>    Maximum Volumes = 100               # Limit number of Volumes in Pool
> }
>
> But after a while the disk running out of space. Why bacula will not delete 
> old files?
>
> Client conf:
>
> Client {
>    Name = srv-fd
>    Address =
>    FDPort =
>    Catalog = MyCatalog
>    Password = ""         # password for FileDaemon 2
>    File Retention = 30 days            # 30 days
>    Job Retention = 2 months            # six months
>    AutoPrune = yes                     # Prune expired Jobs/Files
> }
>
> Thanks for your help!
>

I note that you are allocating 4T as the maximum volume size and 
allowing up to 100 volumes. Do you have 400T of space on your backup 
device? If not, reduce the sizes to something reasonable.



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