"No prior or suitable Full backup found in catalog. Doing FULL backup" means that it didn't find a Full backup for some reason.
The output from the following SQL command might be useful (maybe some other Name= if you have a more recent example for a different job): SELECT StartTime, JobID, Job, PriorJob, JobStatus, Type, Level, ClientId FROM Job WHERE Name='Taco-Data-E' ORDER BY StartTime DESC; __Martin >>>>> On Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:42:24 -0400, John Lockard said: > > My Fulls have a 60 day lifespan. > Full was last run May 18. > Fileset was last modified May 2. > Bacula version on DIR, SD and FD are all 15.0.3 > > Log from the new, elevated job. > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | time | logtext > | > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | 2025-06-12 10:24:38 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: No prior or suitable Full > backup found in catalog. Doing FULL backup. | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:40 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Start Backup JobId 4129, > Job=Taco-Data-E.2025-06-12_10.24.38_27 | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:40 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Connected to Storage > "FileChanger" at > "http://si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103/"si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103 > with TLS | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:40 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Using Device > "FileChanger-Dev7" to write. | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:40 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Connected to Client "taco" at > "http://taco.si.umich.edu:9102/"taco.si.umich.edu:9102 with TLS > | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:40 | taco JobId 4129: Connected to Storage at > "http://si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103/"si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103 > with TLS | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:42 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0803" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:42 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0803" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 10:41:11 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0803" Bytes=107,374,159,824 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 10:41. | > | 2025-06-12 10:41:13 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0806" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 10:41:13 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0806" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 10:41:13 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: New volume "Taco-F-0806" > mounted on device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) at 12-Jun-2025 10:41. | > | 2025-06-12 10:57:33 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0806" Bytes=107,374,159,833 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 10:57. | > | 2025-06-12 10:57:34 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0808" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 10:57:34 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0808" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 10:57:34 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: New volume "Taco-F-0808" > mounted on device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) at 12-Jun-2025 10:57. | > | 2025-06-12 11:25:13 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0808" Bytes=107,374,158,154 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 11:25. | > | 2025-06-12 11:25:14 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0810" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 11:25:14 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0810" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 11:25:14 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: New volume "Taco-F-0810" > mounted on device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) at 12-Jun-2025 11:25. | > | 2025-06-12 11:57:59 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0810" Bytes=107,374,157,610 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 11:57. | > | 2025-06-12 11:58:01 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0813" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 11:58:01 | bacula-dir JobId 4129: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0813" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 11:58:01 | bacula-sd JobId 4129: New volume "Taco-F-0813" > mounted on device "FileChanger-Dev7" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) at 12-Jun-2025 11:58. | > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > Log from previous, failed, VirtualFull job. > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | time | logtext > | > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | 2025-06-12 06:38:42 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Start Virtual Backup JobId > 4126, Job=Taco-Data-E.2025-06-11_21.15.00_22 | > | 2025-06-12 06:38:42 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Consolidating > JobIds=3331,3627,3647,3707,3736,3763,3790,3817 | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Found 1499732 files to > consolidate into Virtual Full. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Connected to Storage > "FileChanger" at > "http://si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103/"si-scott.miserver.it.umich.edu:9103 > with TLS | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Using Device > "FileChanger-Dev1" to read. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: There are no more Jobs > associated with Volume "Taco-F-0782". Marking it purged. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: All records pruned from Volume > "Taco-F-0782"; marking it "Purged" | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0782" > | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Using Device > "FileChanger-Dev4" to write. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:09 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Ready to read from volume > "Taco-F-0803" on File device "FileChanger-Dev1" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/). | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:10 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0782" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev4" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:10 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0782" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 06:39:10 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Forward spacing Volume > "Taco-F-0803" to addr=268 | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:50 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: End of Volume "Taco-F-0803" at > addr=107374159765 on device "FileChanger-Dev1" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/). | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:50 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Ready to read from volume > "Taco-F-0806" on File device "FileChanger-Dev1" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/). | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:50 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Forward spacing Volume > "Taco-F-0806" to addr=268 | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:50 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0782" Bytes=107,374,159,749 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 06:50. | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:54 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: There are no more Jobs > associated with Volume "Taco-F-0786". Marking it purged. | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:54 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: All records pruned from Volume > "Taco-F-0786"; marking it "Purged" | > | 2025-06-12 06:50:54 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0786" > | > | > ...some equally similar lines removed... > | > | 2025-06-12 07:44:34 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Recycled volume "Taco-F-0801" > on File device "FileChanger-Dev4" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/), all previous data lost. | > | 2025-06-12 07:44:34 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Max Volume jobs=1 exceeded. > Marking Volume "Taco-F-0801" as Used. | > | 2025-06-12 07:44:34 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: New volume "Taco-F-0801" > mounted on device "FileChanger-Dev4" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) at 12-Jun-2025 07:44. | > | 2025-06-12 07:50:37 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: End of Volume "Taco-F-0817" at > addr=107374155839 on device "FileChanger-Dev1" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/). | > | 2025-06-12 07:50:37 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Ready to read from volume > "Taco-F-0819" on File device "FileChanger-Dev1" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/). | > | 2025-06-12 07:50:37 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Forward spacing Volume > "Taco-F-0819" to addr=268 | > | 2025-06-12 07:55:05 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: End of medium on Volume > "Taco-F-0801" Bytes=107,374,156,038 Blocks=1,664,406 at 12-Jun-2025 07:55. | > | 2025-06-12 07:55:12 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Job > Taco-Data-E.2025-06-11_21.15.00_22 is waiting. Cannot find any appendable > volumes. > Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for: > Storage: "FileChanger-Dev4" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) > Pool: Taco-Full > Media type: File | > | 2025-06-12 08:55:15 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: Job > Taco-Data-E.2025-06-11_21.15.00_22 is waiting. Cannot find any appendable > volumes. > Please use the "label" command to create a new Volume for: > Storage: "FileChanger-Dev4" > (/mnt/nfs/locker/umsi-locker-backups/storage/) > Pool: Taco-Full > Media type: File | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:13 | bacula-sd JobId 4126: askdir.c:878 Job was stopped by > the user. | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:13 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Error: Unable to copy objects > ERR= | > | 2025-06-12 10:24:13 | bacula-dir JobId 4126: Bacula bacula-dir 15.0.3 > (25Mar25): > Build OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu ubuntu 24.04 > JobId: 4126 > Job: Taco-Data-E.2025-06-11_21.15.00_22 > Backup Level: Virtual Full > Client: "taco" 15.0.3 (25Mar25) > x86_64-pc-linux-gnu,ubuntu,22.04 > FileSet: "Taco-Data-E" 2025-05-16 16:19:24 > Pool: "Taco-Full" (From Pool's NextPool resource) > Catalog: "MyCatalog" (From Client resource) > Storage: "FileChanger" (From Pool's NextPool resource) > Scheduled time: 11-Jun-2025 21:15:00 > Start time: 03-Jun-2025 23:47:44 > End time: 03-Jun-2025 23:49:31 > Elapsed time: 3 hours 45 mins 4 secs > Priority: 10 > SD Files Written: 0 > SD Bytes Written: 0 (0 B) > Rate: 0.0 KB/s > Volume name(s): > Taco-F-0782|Taco-F-0786|Taco-F-0789|Taco-F-0791|Taco-F-0796|Taco-F-0798|Taco-F-0801 > Volume Session Id: 79 > Volume Session Time: 1749606283 > Last Volume Bytes: 107,374,156,038 (107.3 GB) > SD Errors: 0 > SD termination status: Canceled > Termination: Backup Canceled | > +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users > <"mailto:bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net"bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > wrote: > > On 6/12/25 9:24 AM, John Lockard wrote: > > > > > > I've seen this a couple of times, and haven't created a small job to test, > > but it appears that when I'm running a > > VirtualFull, and it fails for whatever reason, the next time a job for that > > FileSet runs it gets elevated to a Full and > > states that there is no previous Full. > > > > Is this a normal reaction to a Failed Virtual Full? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -John > > Hello John, > > My first guess is that your original Full may have simply fallen out of its > retention period, and it is just a coincidence > that you get this backup level upgrade after a failed VFull. :) > A failed VFull does nothing to the original Full in the catalog, so this is > strange. > What is the exact message about the job being upgraded? > Any chance the Fileset had been edited in this timeline too? > If you are using a semi-recent version of Bacula, the job summary has some > details about the last time a fileset was modified. > I guess I am saying we will need some > more information. :) > > Best regards, > > Bill > > -- > > Bill Arlofski > "mailto:w...@protonmail.com"w...@protonmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > "mailto:Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net"Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
