No, but thanks Andy. I am already using "Maximum Volume Jobs = 1" (new directive for that) to mark the volumes as USED once they have been written. However, this does not put them in a position to be RECYCLED when they are mounted again, _unless_ they are purged first. And to purge them using "AutoPrune = yes", or some other pruning directive, means purging all/most volumes and making restores difficult and time-consuming.
As far as I read, "Recycle Current Volume = yes" is supposed to help me by pruning and recycling whatever volume is in the drive if the retention periods have expired, but I haven't been able to get this to work; the director only asks for a new volume or some other purged/recycled volume. Any ideas? Jarrod Meyer Product Development Engineer Thusa Business Support (Pty) LTD > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Collyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 May 2007 14:55 > To: Jarrod Meyer; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] Volume purging/recycling > > Is "Use Volume Once = yes" in your Pool definition what you mean? > > Cheers, > Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Jarrod Meyer > > Sent: 15 May 2007 12:12 > > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [Bacula-users] Volume purging/recycling > > > > I have been trying to get Bacula to do one thing for some > > time now, and cannot come right even after reading most of > > the manual (well, at least some), searching the mailing > > lists, and of course Google. > > > > The Setup: I have a set of volumes for each of my sites and > > each night a FULL backup of the included directories is done > > and the tape is marked 'Used'. When the tape is re-inserted, > > the volume must be 'Purged', 'Recycled', and overwritten. > > > > The Problem: Since each site cannot be counted on to have the > > correct tape inserted on the correct day, and since I cannot > > afford for a backup not to run on those occasions, I need to > > ensure that whatever tape is in the drive can be overwritten > > without complaint or intervention. That means the volume must > > have almost no retention period, because if the same tape is > > inserted the next day, it will not be 'Recycled'. Also, > > 'AutoPrune' is needed to continually ensure the volumes are > > ready for recycling, but this purges volumes almost as soon > > as they are written; of course, even though the data is still > > there, this is not at all helpful for any restores since the > > entire tape must be scanned etc. > > > > I am posting to find out if this scenario is possible with > > Bacula, or what the best solution to the problem would be; > > hope I have not left anything important out. Any help is much > > appreciated. Thank you in advance. > > > > Jarrod Meyer > > Product Development Engineer > > Thusa Business Support (Pty) LTD > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 > > Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control > > of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
