Re: [Bacula-users] Automatic Recycling Of Volumes So You Don't Run Out Of Disk Space
Larry, I have the same issue as you. I use the: Maximum Volumes = 30 in the pool to force it to start recycling volumes when it reaches this limit, rather than let the space run out. I'm not keen on the solution, as it's a fine balance between ensuring that it has enough volumes to complete the backup, and make the most use of space also, but it does the job for now. There are commands to purge old volumes to recover the disk space, and some others here have scripted this to happen automatically, but I've not tried that. Dermot. -- Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Automatic Recycling Of Volumes So You Don't Run Out Of Disk Space
Thanks for the fast response John. Where can I verify that each volume is set to recycle? look at the output of list media pool=WhateverPoolYouCreated in bconsole Kern's docs also state that you should make your volumes no bigger than 5 gigabytes. I have set mine to 20 GB at present. Things seems to be working, but should I change my volume max size to 5 GB? 20GB is fine. If you set Bacula to automatically create new volumes as it needs them can I automatically flag them to recycle? You set this in the pool definition. Look at the pool resource in the documentation John -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
