> > Jo Rhett writes: > >> Sorry, Kern, but this isn't true. Recycling DOES work properly, but > >> "create a new volume" is happening earlier in the decision process > >> than the recycling. You have to hit max volumes to make recycling happen. On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 11:16:49AM +0100, Alan Brown wrote: > If a pool doesn't have maximum volumes defined then Bacula will prefer to > demand new volumes over forcibly purging older volumes. Yes, that is exactly the bug / difference from documented algorhythm.
> If volumes become free through pruning _and_ expiration(*) then they get > marked as "purged" and are immediately available for recycling - these > will be used in preference to creating new volumes. > > (*) If Job/File/Volume expiry periods are different, then it's common to > see a tape with no files or jobs listed in the database, but which is > still not-yet-expired. Jobs override everything below them, so if your jobs expire in 30 days then your file retention could be 30 years and it won't matter. But in our environment, the retention period is identical for all 3 types. And you seem to be separating pruning and expiration. Pruning removes things which have expired. These are therefore synonymous so long as pruning happens. -- Jo Rhett senior geek SVcolo : Silicon Valley Colocation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
