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This already SORT-OF exsists. I do a weekly cron to look at media that
Bacula thinks is questionable:
#query
Automatically selected Catalog: umd_CATALOG
Using Catalog "umd_CATALOG"
Available queries:
1: List up to 20 places where a File is saved regardless of the
directory
2: List where the most recent copies of a file are saved
3: List last 20 Full Backups for a Client
4: List all backups for a Client after a specified time
5: List all backups for a Client
6: List Volume Attributes for a selected Volume
7: List Volumes used by selected JobId
8: List Volumes to Restore All Files
9: List Pool Attributes for a selected Pool
10: List total files/bytes by Job
11: List total files/bytes by Volume
12: List Files for a selected JobId
13: List Jobs stored on a selected MediaId
14: List Jobs stored for a given Volume name
15: List Volumes Bacula thinks are in changer
16: List Volumes likely to need replacement from age or errors
Choose a query (1-16): Unexpected question has been received.
16
No results to list.
...I currently have no such volumes, but the capability is there.
However, there is nothing that retires them except operator intervention
(I instruct them to look at this e-mail and make the call). I would
suggest a change of "Retired" though to "Archive," since it already exists.
=R
Flak Magnet wrote:
> Item Y: Max Recycles
>
> Origin: Tim Gray
> Date: 30 May 2007
> Status: I dunno.
>
> What:
> Enable tracking within bacula to record the number of times a volume has been
> recycled. Also, add an optional "Max Recycles" attribute to pool definitions
> so that after the number of times a volume has been recycled equals the "Max
> Recycles" the volume's status is set to "Retired" (new volstatus) and will no
> longer be recycled automatically by bacula. I don't think retiring should
> over-ride existing retention times.
>
> Why:
> Depending on the type of media, manufacturers usually rate their media for a
> certain number of writes/rewrites before the media is considered depleted and
> should not be relied on for backing up critical data. Currently there is no
> mechanism for keeping track of this within bacula. Adding this functionality
> will enable bacula admins to better manage the lifespan of the media and thus
> the reliability of one more aspect of their backup strategy.
>
>
> Item Y: Add volume Shelf-Time tracking to bacula.
>
> Origin: Tim Gray
> Date: 30 May 2007
> Status: I dunno
>
> What:
> Enable bacula to track how long it has been since:
> 1. First write ever to a volume.
> 2. Time elapsed since last write to a volume
> Then use that information to retire tapes and/or notify the operator that one
> of the times has been exceeded. In case 1 notification/retiring would occur
> if a pool-based attribute of "Max VolServiceLife" is exceeded. In case 2
> if "Max VolShelfLife" is exceeded.
>
> Why:
> Media has a shelf-life. Tapes, DVDs, and CDR/RW all have limited lifespans
> for how long the data written on them will keep until it degrades. This time
> is measured in years, of course, but if such media is being used within
> bacula to store such data indefinitely it would be extremely handy to be
> notified if writable media is about to expire so that a migration to
> another "fresher" media can be arranged. The reason I suggest
> seperating "Max VolServiceLife" and "Max VolShelfLife" is that some media
> might lost the data written on it over the course of years, but if new data
> is over-written onto it, it will keep that data for another full time frame
> as the first set of data.
>
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