Hello, I'm trying to set up disk backup jobs. I've included my config at the end of this msg, but i'm confused as to the difference between job retention, and volume retention in the client definition, and volume retention in the pool definition. I've read the bacula manual on these topics, and i understand the shortest one takes priority, but i'm not sure the values to set. I've got a machine that has two jobs with it. The first backs up general files, and i want it to back up according to it's schedule, and have bacula automatically handle volume rotation. The second job is a monthly back up of /home, where i want it to do one full backup and the incrementals until the next full. And again automatic volume rotation, i.e. month 2's full volume overwrites the current one and the incrementals do the same. The problem i'm having is i'm occationally getting the error no appendable volumes, which tells me i don't have my retention periods quite right for this setup. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.
# # Bacula zeus client configuration # Job { Name = "backup_zeus" Type = Backup Level = Incremental Schedule = "ZeusCycle" Messages = Standard Client = zeus-fd FileSet = "fbsd_zeus" Pool = Default Full Backup Pool = Zeus_Full Incremental Backup Pool = Zeus_Incremental Storage = ZeusStorage Write Bootstrap = "/var/db/bacula/zeus.bsr" Priority = 10 } Job { Name = "backup_zeus_home" Type = Backup Level = Incremental Schedule = "ZeusCycleHome" Messages = Standard Client = zeus-fd FileSet = "fbsd_zeus_home" Pool = Default Full Backup Pool = Zeus_Full_Home Incremental Backup Pool = Zeus_Incremental_Home Storage = ZeusStorage Write Bootstrap = "/var/db/bacula/zeus.bsr" Priority = 10 } FileSet { Name = "fbsd_zeus" Include { options { Compression=GZIP9 Signature=SHA1 aclsupport=yes } File = /etc File = /usr/local/etc File = /usr/local/www } Exclude { File = /proc File = /tmp File = /.journal File = /.fsck File = /usr/src File = /usr/ports File = /usr/doc File = /usr/share/doc File = /usr/obj File = /tmp File = /var/tmp } } FileSet { Name = "fbsd_zeus_home" Include { options { Compression=GZIP9 Signature=SHA1 aclsupport=yes } File = /home } Exclude { File = /proc File = /tmp File = /.journal File = /.fsck File = /usr/src File = /usr/ports File = /usr/doc File = /usr/share/doc File = /usr/obj File = /tmp File = /var/tmp } } Schedule { Name = "ZeusCycle" Run = Full 1st sun at 1:05AM Run = Incremental mon-sat at 1:05AM } Schedule { Name = "ZeusCycleHome" Run = Full 1st sun at 4:00AM Run = Incremental mon-sat at 4:00AM } Client { Name = zeus-fd Address = bacula.example.com FDPort = 9102 Catalog = MyCatalog Password = "xxx" # password for FileDaemon File Retention = 62 days Job Retention = 3 months AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files } Storage { Name = ZeusStorage Address = bacula.example.com SDPort = 9103 Password = "baculapassword1" Device = ZeusStorage Media Type = File } pool { Name = Zeus_Full Pool Type = Backup Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 # New file for each backup Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes Volume Retention = 27 days Maximum Volumes = 2 # Keep 2 fulls LabelFormat = zeus-full } pool { Name = Zeus_Incremental Pool Type = Backup Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 # New file for each backup Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes Volume Retention = 312 hours Volume Use Duration = 6 days Maximum Volumes = 10 # Keep 10 incrementals LabelFormat = zeus-incremental } pool { Name = Zeus_Full_Home Pool Type = Backup Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 # New file for each backup Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes Volume Retention = 62 days Maximum Volumes = 2 # Keep 2 fulls LabelFormat = zeus-full-home } pool { Name = Zeus_Incremental_Home Pool Type = Backup Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 # New file for each backup Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes Volume Retention = 31 days Maximum Volumes = 31 # Keep 10 incrementals LabelFormat = zeus-incremental-home } ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users