Hi Kern,
I was referring only to the specific claim that the retention window for
volume is counted from the moment of Append->Full/Purged/Used transition of
the volume's status. The phrase in section 24.2 which says this is very
unequivocal and is also totally wrong. The rest of the pruning process is
described correctly, as far as I was able to comprehend it.
--Ivan
On Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:53:56 AM EDT Kern Sibbald wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I haven't taken a look at the code, so what I say is subject to
> confirmation.
>
> I believe what is written is basically correct but with a nuance that is
> not clearly explained. What is correct is that the Volume cannot be
> recycled until it is in a state other than Append, exactly as described
> below. Consequently, the data will remain on the Volume even if there
> are no records in the Catalog that reference it, until the Volume has
> been recycled. However, once its records are subject to pruning, they
> will be pruned if the retention period measured from the last write time
> has expired.
>
> Each pruning (File, Job, Volume) is independent, and in addition the
> most important one in terms of "data loss" is Volume Retention, so
> drawing conclusions for Volume pruning based on pruning for File or Job
> records is not likely to work.
>
> I will look at the code to ensure that what I am saying is correct then
> attempt to improve the documentation ...
>
> Best regards,
> Kern
>
> PS: Note, the algorithm is designed to preserve the data as long as is
> possible. However, there are a few quirks of the current implementation:
>
> 1. Assuming you have a Job that writes on a Volume. That Volume will
> not automatically be pruned until the Job is run again.
>
> 2. If a Volume is only partially full so it remains in Append state. As
> long as no Jobs write to the Volume to fill it, it will not be
> pruned/purged.
>
> One of my projects over the next year or two is to implement a new
> pruning/recycling algorithm that will be *much* simpler to understand
> and easier to calculate how long the data will be in the Catalog and on
> the Volume.
>
> On 06/18/2017 12:13 AM, Ivan Adzhubey wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In section "24.2 Pruning Directives", Bacula documentation claims that the
> > Volume Retention period begins only *after* the volume has already
> > switched to a status other than Append:
> >
> > ---quote---
> > A key point is that this time period [Volume Retention] is not even
> > considered as long at the Volume remains appendable. The Volume Retention
> > period count down begins only when the Append status has been changed to
> > some othe status (Full, Used, Purged, ...).
> > ---quote ends---
> >
> > I believe this is not true. In the rest of documentation, the three
> > independent retention periods (File, Job, and Volume) described as all
> > starting at the same point: specifically, at the end run time of a job.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ivan
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