--- On Wed, 4/14/10, Joseph Spenner <joseph85...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Joseph Spenner <joseph85...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:04 PM > --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher > <dresche...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > OK, my next backup ran and it used the next > volume. > > Success! > > > However.. it "appended". Here's what my volumes > look > > like now: > > > > > > *list volumes > > > Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog > > > Using Catalog "MyCatalog" > > > Pool: Default > > > No results to list. > > > Pool: File > > > > > > +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+ > > > | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | > > VolBytes | VolFiles | VolRetention | Recycle | > Slot > > | InChanger | MediaType | LastWritten | > > > > > > +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+ > > > | 25 | disk_0001 | Purged | > 1 > > | 37,353,382 | 0 | 777,600 | > > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-08 > > 23:10:03 | > > > | 26 | disk_0002 | Purged | > 1 > > | 5,125,873,046 | 1 | 777,600 | > > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-13 > > 23:10:02 | > > > | 27 | disk_0003 | Append | > 1 > > | 7,009,019,184 | 1 | 777,600 | > > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-14 > > 23:21:34 | > > > | 28 | disk_0004 | Purged | > 1 > > | 51,194,220 | 0 | 777,600 | > > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-07 > > 23:21:59 | > > > | 29 | disk_0005 | Purged | > 1 > > | 10,436 | 0 | 777,600 | > > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-08 > > 23:05:03 | > > > | 30 | disk_0006 | Purged | > 1 > > | 561 | 0 | 777,600 > | > > 1 | 0 | 0 | File | > 2010-04-08 > > 23:07:14 | > > > > > > +---------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+----------+--------------+---------+------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+ > > > Pool: Scratch > > > No results to list. > > > * > > > > > > Whatever was on disk_0003 was left in place, and > the > > new backup data appended to that volume. Is there a > way to > > make it wipe the volume clean before writing? > > > > > > > It should have done that. Are you sure you did not > backup > > 7G of data? > > > > Perhaps I should let it run a few days to know for > sure. I'll keep everyone posted. > > Thanks!
Ok, my backups have been running for about a week and using a new file every night, so that part works. I don't understand the behavior of append. In my messages I see the following: 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Start Backup JobId 175, Job=DefaultBackupClient.2010-04-17_23.05.00_23 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume "disk_0005" as Used. 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Recycled volume "disk_0006" 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Using Device "FileStorage" 17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 175: Recycled volume "disk_0006" on device "FileStorage" (/opt/bacula/volumes), all previous data lost. 17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 175: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:01, Transfer rate = 0 Bytes/second 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Bacula backula-dir 5.0.1 (24Feb10): 17-Apr-2010 23:05:04 .. .. It mentions above "all previous data lost" on disk_0006 But later in the messages, I see: 17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 176: Volume "disk_0006" previously written, moving to end of data. 17-Apr 23:05 backula-sd JobId 176: Ready to append to end of Volume "disk_0006" size=621 I checked the file sizes of the files, and they continue to grow every night. I would expect an incremental file to be very small, but this is not what I'm seeing. Or is this normal? Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users