* John Drescher (Fri, 16 May 2014 08:37:31 -0400) > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Thorsten Kampe > <thors...@thorstenkampe.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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users