Hi, 07.11.2008 15:54, Fábio Catunda wrote: > Arno, > > Thanks a lot, pretty simple. I just updated all informations running > "update" from console and selecting option 13, then "status 1" showed > "07-Nov 12:46 hefesto-dir: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking > Volume "StorageDisk" as Used." > > So I just ran a job and the new volume has been created: > "Volume name(s): Backup-2008-11-07"
Good. That's what should have happened. (Note that, if you upgrade, volumes will not necessarily be purged by a 'status' command.) > About my bacula version, do you think that the debian version have a lot > of problems? I don't know if the debian team did anything to their versions of Bacula, but the release notes for Bacula document a huge number of bug fixes since version 2.0 only. > I believe that the package maintainer use some patches to > keep it stable, I'm I right? I don't know. I guess backporting *all* the fixes to a 1.38 Bacula would be impossible, though. Arno > Anyway, really thanks for the tip, one more learned. > > Fábio Catunda. > > Arno Lehmann wrote: >> Hi, >> >> 07.11.2008 11:10, Fábio Catunda wrote: >> >>> Hi list. >>> >>> This is my first message to the list, I'm new on bacula, if some >>> information is missing, please, just ask and I promise that next time >>> the information will be in the first e-mail. >>> >>> Bacula version: 1.38.11 (28 June 2006) Debian package. >>> >> A very good start to include that information. >> And - your Bacula is outdated. You should upgrade as soon as possible. >> Recebt versions not only add new features but also fix serious issues. >> >> >>> I have a storage, so I'm using file storage. Everything was fine until >>> the volume I created got about 50GB of data, then I saw that it was >>> taking too long to restore some files. Search google for help I got to: >>> http://bacula.org/en/rel-manual/Basic_Volume_Management.html#SECTION002611000000000000000 >>> >>> Great. So I made the following config (relevant sections only): >>> in bacula-sd: >>> >>> Device { >>> Name = Default >>> Media Type = File >>> Archive Device = /backup/bacula >>> LabelMedia = yes; >>> Random Access = Yes; >>> AutomaticMount = yes; >>> RemovableMedia = no; >>> AlwaysOpen = no; >>> } >>> >>> And in bacula-dir.conf: >>> JobDefs { >>> Name = "ETC" >>> Type = Backup >>> Level = Incremental >>> FileSet = "ETC" >>> Schedule = "WeeklyCycle" >>> Storage = File >>> Messages = Standard >>> Pool = Default >>> Priority = 10 >>> } >>> >>> Pool { >>> Name = Default >>> Pool Type = Backup >>> Recycle = yes >>> AutoPrune = yes >>> Volume Retention = 180 days >>> Volume Use Duration = 23h >>> LabelFormat = "Backup-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}" >>> } >>> >>> Storage { >>> Name = File >>> Address = hefesto.mydomain.com.br >>> SDPort = 9103 >>> Password = "ThisIsMyPassword" >>> Device = Default >>> Media Type = File >>> } >>> >>> I was expecting a volume cycle, but more than 23h has passed and still >>> no new volume in my default pool. >>> >> That's probably because your existing volume still uses the original >> information. What you set in the pool configuration is merely a >> template used when creating new volumes, so you need to update the >> existing volume. In bconsole, the command to use is - surprise! - >> 'update'. >> >> >>> I would like to know what is wrong, any tip is appreciated. Also, is >>> there a way to force a volume creation? I would like to run some backups >>> today (fryday) in a new volume, just in case. >>> >> You could also simply set the volume status to "Used" and use the >> 'label' command to create a new volume. >> >> Arno >> >> >>> Thanks for the help. >>> >>> Fábio Catunda. >>> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann Sandstr. 6, 49080 Osnabrück www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
