Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula changes volume status from append to used. Why?
Hi,
> > Pool {
> > Name = Dienstag
> > Pool Type = Backup
> > Recycle = yes
> > AutoPrune = yes
> > Volume Retention = 8 days
> > Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
> > Maximum Volumes = 2
> > Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
> > UseVolumeOnce = yes
> > RecyclePool = Dienstag
> > }
> >
I guess I found the mistake/reason: We removed the setting "UseVolumeOnce=yes"
already more than a week ago, but obviously we picked an old config file again
for the last changes, because the setting is in there again.
BTW, why shouldn't it be a good idea to use "Maximum Volume Jobs" to limit the
number of backups? What else could this parameter be for?
Thanks for you suggestions,
Stefan
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Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula changes volume status from append to used. Why?
> Hello,
>
> we like to backup 18 different hosts on one tape. After the last job has
> finished, Bacula should close the tape.
> The problem is that Bacula closes the volume already after the first (!)
> job, so that the next job waits for an appendable volume.
>
> We changed the status of the volume from "used" to "append" in the bconsole,
> canceled the current job and expected the next job to use the appendable
> volume.
> But instead Bacula switched the volume status back up "used" and again we
> have a job waiting for a volume.
>
> Here is the configuration of the pool:
>
> Pool {
> Name = Dienstag
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Volume Retention = 8 days
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
> Maximum Volumes = 2
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
> UseVolumeOnce = yes
> RecyclePool = Dienstag
> }
>
> Why doesn't Bacula save 18 jobs on the volume and why does is change the
> volume status?
>
> Thanks for any hints or suggestions,
>
> Stefan
>
1) the Maximum Volumes directive will limit you to 2 volumes. You might
then get errors about not having any 'appendable media'.
2) Where did the number 18 come from? If it's the number of clients you're
backing up every day, then perhaps what you really want instead of Maximum
Volume Jobs, use something like "Volume Use Duration = 23h" to tell it not
to use the same volume the next day.
3) Bacula marks volumes as Used if they didn't hit your limit specified as
800G but you told it to stop using that volume for some other reason, such
as UseVolumeOnce, or by hitting Max Volume Jobs.
Check out this section of the manual for more info on what each of the
directives you're using does...
http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Basic_Volume_Management.html
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Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula changes volume status from append to used. Why?
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:23:28 +0200, Stefan Michael Guenther said:
>
> Hello,
>
> we like to backup 18 different hosts on one tape. After the last job has
> finished, Bacula should close the tape.
> The problem is that Bacula closes the volume already after the first (!)
> job, so that the next job waits for an appendable volume.
>
> We changed the status of the volume from "used" to "append" in the bconsole,
> canceled the current job and expected the next job to use the appendable
> volume.
> But instead Bacula switched the volume status back up "used" and again we
> have a job waiting for a volume.
>
> Here is the configuration of the pool:
>
> Pool {
> Name = Dienstag
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Volume Retention = 8 days
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
> Maximum Volumes = 2
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
> UseVolumeOnce = yes
> RecyclePool = Dienstag
> }
>
> Why doesn't Bacula save 18 jobs on the volume and why does is change the
> volume status?
>
> Thanks for any hints or suggestions,
Look at the log (it probably tells you why it marks the volume as used). I
suspect UseVolumeOnce (look at the documentation for that).
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Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula changes volume status from append to used. Why?
On Wed, 2011-08-17 at 13:23 +0200, Stefan Michael Guenther wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we like to backup 18 different hosts on one tape. After the last job has
> finished, Bacula should close the tape.
> The problem is that Bacula closes the volume already after the first (!)
> job, so that the next job waits for an appendable volume.
>
> We changed the status of the volume from "used" to "append" in the bconsole,
> canceled the current job and expected the next job to use the appendable
> volume.
> But instead Bacula switched the volume status back up "used" and again we
> have a job waiting for a volume.
>
> Here is the configuration of the pool:
>
> Pool {
> Name = Dienstag
> Pool Type = Backup
> Recycle = yes
> AutoPrune = yes
> Volume Retention = 8 days
> Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
> Maximum Volumes = 2
> Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
> UseVolumeOnce = yes
> RecyclePool = Dienstag
> }
>
> Why doesn't Bacula save 18 jobs on the volume and why does is change the
> volume status?
>
> Thanks for any hints or suggestions,
after you make changes to the Pool resource you must either restart the
daemons or reload to ensure that the changes are incorporated. You must
also 'update the Volume from the Pool Resource' since Volumes that
already exist already have their settings and won't change otherwise.
Craig
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[Bacula-users] Bacula changes volume status from append to used. Why?
Hello,
we like to backup 18 different hosts on one tape. After the last job has
finished, Bacula should close the tape.
The problem is that Bacula closes the volume already after the first (!) job,
so that the next job waits for an appendable volume.
We changed the status of the volume from "used" to "append" in the bconsole,
canceled the current job and expected the next job to use the appendable volume.
But instead Bacula switched the volume status back up "used" and again we have
a job waiting for a volume.
Here is the configuration of the pool:
Pool {
Name = Dienstag
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Volume Retention = 8 days
Maximum Volume Bytes = 800G
Maximum Volumes = 2
Maximum Volume Jobs = 18
UseVolumeOnce = yes
RecyclePool = Dienstag
}
Why doesn't Bacula save 18 jobs on the volume and why does is change the volume
status?
Thanks for any hints or suggestions,
Stefan
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