On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Michael Schwager <mschwa...@mochotrading.com> wrote: > Hello, > I have a couple of tapes that I believe should be up for recycling. These > tapes have a VolRetention period of 7,776,000 which is 90 days ( / 86400 == > 90). Now is: > # date +%s > 1429719504 > So 90 days ago is: > # dc > 2k > 1429719504 7776000 - p > 1421943504 > # date -d@1421943504 > Thu Jan 22 16:18:24 UTC 2015 > > But I see in Bacula that the VolStatus is still "Full", not "Recycle": > +---------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+------+---------------------+ > | MediaId | VolumeName | VolStatus | Enabled | VolRetention | Recycle | Slot > | LastWritten | > +---------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------+---------+------+---------------------+ > > | 26 | EPW683L3 | Full | 1 | 7,776,000 | 1 | 0 > | 2015-01-03 07:24:13 | > | 29 | EPW684L3 | Full | 1 | 7,776,000 | 1 | 0 > | 2015-01-17 07:49:39 | > > And I have the following in my Director: > > Recycle = yes > AutoPrune = yes > Volume Retention = 3 months > > Should I not see these tapes as "Recycle" or "Purged" or some other > VolStatus? >
Bacula will only recycle when there are no available volumes in the pool so tapes will be retained at least as long as the retention period. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users