Hi, Seems to me that Ryan's suggestion to setup an Admin job would work.
A simple script to get the currently loaded tape via bconsole, followed by 2 prune commands should work. You need 2 prune commands to ensure it gets set to Purged or Recycled (Cant remember which)- the second one realizes it's already pruned and sets the volume status appropriately. Cheers, Troy. Jarrod Meyer wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bacula-users- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steen >> Sent: 16 May 2007 18:35 >> To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Volume purging/recycling >> >> Onsdag 16 maj 2007 10:40 skrev Jarrod Meyer: >>> 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. >> There is a difference between pruning and purging, hopefully bacula >> knows >> that ;-) >> Also Bacula should not prune all volumes just because retention times >> are out, >> only when it needs some for reuse > > Yes, this is does fine. But when it DOES need volumes, it will prune all > my volumes with the current setup because I don't want retention periods > (Case in point, one of my sites yesterday inserted the previous day's > volume to be backed up and I have had to manually "nudge" the job > otherwise it would not have run - and that was only this morning!). What > I need is something that will not prune volumes automatically, only the > one mounted at the time the job is run. Is there any way to do this as > far as anyone knows? Devs? > > Thanks all. > >> Steen >>> 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. 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