Is "Use Volume Once = yes" in your Pool definition what you mean?
Cheers, Andy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jarrod Meyer > Sent: 15 May 2007 12:12 > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] Volume purging/recycling > > I have been trying to get Bacula to do one thing for some > time now, and cannot come right even after reading most of > the manual (well, at least some), searching the mailing > lists, and of course Google. > > The Setup: I have a set of volumes for each of my sites and > each night a FULL backup of the included directories is done > and the tape is marked 'Used'. When the tape is re-inserted, > the volume must be 'Purged', 'Recycled', and overwritten. > > The Problem: Since each site cannot be counted on to have the > correct tape inserted on the correct day, and since I cannot > afford for a backup not to run on those occasions, I need to > ensure that whatever tape is in the drive can be overwritten > without complaint or intervention. That means the volume must > have almost no retention period, because if the same tape is > inserted the next day, it will not be 'Recycled'. Also, > 'AutoPrune' is needed to continually ensure the volumes are > ready for recycling, but this purges volumes almost as soon > as they are written; of course, even though the data is still > there, this is not at all helpful for any restores since the > entire tape must be scanned etc. > > I am posting to find out if this scenario is possible with > Bacula, or what the best solution to the problem would be; > hope I have not left anything important out. Any help is much > appreciated. Thank you in advance. > > Jarrod Meyer > Product Development Engineer > Thusa Business Support (Pty) LTD > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > 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 > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
