* Thorsten Kampe (Fri, 16 May 2014 14:53:57 +0200) > > * 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: > > > 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)?
Okay, 0 means indefinitely, so that would be completely wrong. Since I want to have a backup history of sixty days, I need VolumeUseDuration to be at least 60 days. Does that mean that in this setup database pruning will be after sixty days and file pruning after 120 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