Re: [Bacula-users] Volume retention definition

2015-01-08 Thread John Drescher
> The volume retention is based on the last time the volume was written (with > the list media output command you can see it in the LastWritten column). If > you set up a retention period of 5 years for the pool, any volumes in this > pool could not be written until the five years have passed since

Re: [Bacula-users] Volume retention definition

2015-01-08 Thread Ana Emília M . Arruda
Hi Isamar, The volume retention is based on the last time the volume was written (with the list media output command you can see it in the LastWritten column). If you set up a retention period of 5 years for the pool, any volumes in this pool could not be written until the five years have passed s

[Bacula-users] Volume retention definition

2015-01-08 Thread Isamar Maia
Hi Folks, We are planning to use a unique tape for differential backups to cover a specific need, and this volume should expire in 5 years. Question: the volume retention is calculated based on the volume creation date or it is updated to the date when the new jobs are inserted into the volume ?