On Wednesday 2016-11-23 04:19:51 Gi Dot wrote: > Thanks for the reply and sorry for the delayed response. > > I'm using the 'Recycle Current Volume' parameter and will run some test, > will update here my findings. I'm pretty sure with 'Recycle Current > Volume' bacula will still look for appendable volume within the pool > first before recycling whatever volume that is mounted at the time > (instead of looking for the oldest). As for why I'm using this > directive, this is to cater the issue if the user accidentally picks up > the wrong tape for the backup job, and bacula will still recycle it, > despite the volume not being the oldest. If the user gets the right > tape all the time, then as you have said, it is logical to assume that > the current mounted volume would also be the oldest volume in the pool. > Kind of trying to get a fool proof bacula configuration for the user > (their job is pretty much just change the tape and be done with it). > > My configuration right now is used once for all volumes except for those > that run on weekend, and I have a script that runs before backup job > that checks for any 'Used' volume and update its status as 'Recycle'.
I am interesting in your findings if you get some time to go through the tests regarding the 'Recycle Current Volume'. -- Josip Deanovic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
