Hi Steven,
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Steven Hammond <bcf1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found this thread very helpful. I have just a couple of questions.
>
> 1. I have jobs that backup to disk. It has data spooling turned on and
> MAXIMUM CONCURRENT JOBS = 5. They all have the same priority and write to
> the same pool. It appears to be working, is this the proper way to handle
> concurrent jobs?
>
Yes, this is a suitable way to handle concurrent disk backup jobs.
> 2. I have a COPY JOB that kicks later that night that copies from DISK to
> TAPE (LTO-5). It too has the same configuration above but it on runs one
> job at a time. I sort of expected it to run concurrent and use the data
> spooling to make sure everything was in order before writing to the tape
> but is always seems to block on storage.
>
When writing concurrent jobs to tape, only one job will write to tape at a
time and the other jobs will do data spooling to disk. Can you post a
"status dir" when copy jobs are running?
> 3. Sometimes the individual responsible forgets to put in the tape the
> night before. I have a critical job (Priority = 1) that kicks off the next
> morning. However it never runs because the tape job is in the queue
> waiting for the tape (Priority = 10). Is there a way to make sure the
> higher priority job gets run?
>
You can use Max Run Time directives. Specially I use the Max Run Sched
Time to avoid that. Your jobs will run until this time is reached counted
from the scheduled time.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Steve Hammond
>
You´re welcome.
Best regards,
Ana
>
>
> On 11/19/2014 7:23 AM, hei...@bacula.com.br wrote:
>
> *Just to give a personal contribution about the subject*.
>
> 1. It's redundant to have date variables on the volume names, since you
> have the Label Date information on Bacula Catalog, that can be accessed
> with the "llist" command.
>
> 2. For disk backups I like to use something like: Label Format =
> "${Pool}-${NumVols}", or maybe: "${Pool}-${NumVols}-${Storage}"; NumVols is
> a incremental counter of volumes in pool, and this way you will have always
> a unique name for each volume.
>
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> *De: *"Ana Emília M. Arruda" <emiliaarr...@gmail.com>
> <emiliaarr...@gmail.com>
> *Para: *"Sieu Truc" <sieut...@gmail.com> <sieut...@gmail.com>
> *Cc: *"Martin Simmons" <mar...@lispworks.com> <mar...@lispworks.com>,
> "Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net" <Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> <bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> <bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> *Enviadas: *Quarta-feira, 19 de novembro de 2014 10:18:40
> *Assunto: *Re: [Bacula-users] Problem of "is waiting on max storage jobs"
> and "is waiting for an appendable volume"
>
> You´re welcome Sieu :-)
>
> About the label format: when Bacula recycles a volume, it doesn´t change
> the label. So if you have a thursday-2014-11-6 volume, with 13 days
> retention period and , then it could be recycled and used by Bacula at
> 2014-11-27, but your volume name will stay the first label
> thursday-2014-11-6. So, in the case of reusing volumes, it is better to not
> have dates on volumes names. Instead, maybe you can have thursday-1,
> thursday-2, etc.
>
> Best regards,
> Ana
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 6:40 AM, Sieu Truc <sieut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks to Ana,
>>
>> It works without any problem now.
>>
>> But what do you mean "Label Format clauses are strange". Are you sure
>> whether the same volume is reused ?
>>
>> Does bacula detect Maximum Volumes greater than 1 so il will
>> automatically add the number after ?
>>
>> For ex: monday-2014-11-17001 and monday-2014-11-1700.
>>
>> Truc
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Also, I think those Label Format clauses are strange when used with
>>> Recycle =
>>> yes. The volumes will be labelled forever with the creation date
>>> (e.g. monday-2014-11-17), not the recycling date.
>>>
>>> __Martin
>>>
>>>
>>> >>>>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:51:57 -0300, Ana Emília M. Arruda said:
>>> >
>>> > Yes, you are correct. That was exactly what ocurred. If you want a 13
>>> days
>>> > retention period for your incremental jobs, you will have to configure
>>> > a Maximum
>>> > Volumes of 2. Also, you have different retention periods for
>>> incremental
>>> > and full backups (me too). So I would recommend you to have different
>>> pools
>>> > for your full and incremental backups.
>>> >
>>> > Best regards,
>>> > Ana
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Sieu Truc <sieut...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Yes, the actual value is 13, and it caused the problem.
>>> > >
>>> > > In my opinion, the first week , bacula created successfully the
>>> monday
>>> > > incremental backup, and its status was "USED" but it had to be wait
>>> 13 days.
>>> > > During that time, in the second week, bacula tried to write again to
>>> the
>>> > > same volume that is not pruned so it caused the problem. And maybe
>>> it hangs
>>> > > the remain jobs.
>>> > >
>>> > > Is it right ?
>>> > >
>>> > > Or do you have any suggestion ?
>>> > >
>>> > > Truc
>>> > >
>>> > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 5:27 PM, Ana EmÃlia M. Arruda <
>>> > > emiliaarr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> Hi Sieu,
>>> > >>
>>> > >> If you have changed the "volume retention" for your volumes in the
>>> pool
>>> > >> configuration, this change only is applied to new volumes created.
>>> For the
>>> > >> volumes that were already in the catalog, you should run an "update
>>> volume"
>>> > >> through bconsole and change this value there too.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Since you said that you have changed from 6 to 13 days your
>>> retention
>>> > >> periods, I´m supposing maybe this is your problem with "is
>>> waiting on
>>> > >> max storage jobs".
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Best regards,
>>> > >> Ana
>>> > >>
>>> > >> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Sieu Truc <sieut...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>> sorry for my mistake, in the pools.conf, the value of parameter
>>> "Volume
>>> > >>> Retention" is all 13 days, not 6 days as above.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> Truc
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Sieu Truc <sieut...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>>> Hello,
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> I have a schedules.conf like
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> #
>>> > >>>> # Planification des sauvegardes nfs.
>>> > >>>> #
>>> > >>>> Schedule {
>>> > >>>> Name = "schedule_intra1"
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=lundi Monday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=mardi Tuesday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=mercredi Wednesday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=jeudi Thursday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=vendredi Friday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=samedi Saturday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Full Pool=dimanche_pair w02 w04 w06 w08 w10
>>> w12 w14
>>> > >>>> w16 w18 w20 w22 w24 w26 w28 w30 w32 w34 w36 w38 w40 w42 w44 w46
>>> w48 w50 w52
>>> > >>>> Sunday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Full Pool=dimanche_impair w01 w03 w05 w07 w09
>>> w11
>>> > >>>> w13 w15 w17 w19 w21 w23 w25 w27 w29 w31 w33 w35 w37 w39 w41 w43
>>> w45 w47 w49
>>> > >>>> w51 w53 Sunday at 22:00
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Schedule {
>>> > >>>> Name = "schedule_intra2"
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=monday Monday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=tuesday Tuesday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=wednesdayi Wednesday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=thursday Thursday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=friday Friday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Incremental Pool=saturday Saturday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Full Pool=sunday_even w02 w04 w06 w08 w10 w12
>>> w14
>>> > >>>> w16 w18 w20 w22 w24 w26 w28 w30 w32 w34 w36 w38 w40 w42 w44 w46
>>> w48 w50 w52
>>> > >>>> Sunday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> Run = Level=Full Pool=sunday_odd w01 w03 w05 w07 w09 w11
>>> w13
>>> > >>>> w15 w17 w19 w21 w23 w25 w27 w29 w31 w33 w35 w37 w39 w41 w43 w45
>>> w47 w49 w51
>>> > >>>> w53 Sunday at 22:10
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> And here the definitions of the pools are:
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = monday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= lundi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format = "monday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = tuesday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= mardi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> "tuesday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = wednesday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= mercredi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> > >>>> "wednesday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = thursday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= jeudi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> > >>>> "thursday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name =friday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= vendredi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> "friday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = saturday
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 6 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> #recyclepool= samedi
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> > >>>> "saturday-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = sunday_even
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 13 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> recyclepool= dimanche_pair
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> > >>>> "sunday_even-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Pool {
>>> > >>>> Name = sunday_odd
>>> > >>>> Pool Type = Backup
>>> > >>>> AutoPrune = yes
>>> > >>>> Volume Retention = 13 days
>>> > >>>> Volume Use Duration = 1 days
>>> > >>>> Recycle = yes
>>> > >>>> recyclepool= dimanche_impair
>>> > >>>> Maximum Volumes = 1
>>> > >>>> Recycle Current Volume = yes
>>> > >>>> Label Format =
>>> > >>>> "sunday_odd-${Year}-${Month:p/2/0/r}-${Day:p/2/0/r}"
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> storages.conf
>>> > >>>> Storage {
>>> > >>>> Name = FileStorage
>>> > >>>> Address = "192.168.56.10"
>>> > >>>> SDPORT = 9103
>>> > >>>> Password = "test"
>>> > >>>> Device = FileStorage
>>> > >>>> Media Type = File
>>> > >>>> }
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> There wasn't any problem in the first week, but since the second
>>> week,
>>> > >>>> i got a lot of messages of "is waiting on max storage jobs" from
>>> almost the
>>> > >>>> jobs.
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Some of them got "is waiting for an appendable volume"
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Can you suggest me what to solve it ?
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> Truc
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>>
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