Hello Erik,
You´re welcome. Did you issued a purge command on these volumes before?
With the
"Action
on purge = truncate"
configured, the purged volumes will be truncated. So, if these volumes
are with purged status, they are already truncated.
Best regards,
Ana
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Erik P. Olsen <epod...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2015-05-22 at 08:42:20 Ana Emília M. Arruda wrote:
>
> > Hello Erik,
> >
> > On Bacula 7.0.5 version, the "purge action=truncate" do not exist any
> > more. There is a new truncate command that substittutes the "purge +
> > action=truncate" from previous versions:
> >
> > Command Description
> > ======= ===========
> > truncate Truncate one or more Volumes
> >
> > Arguments:
> > volume=<vol> [mediatype=<type> pool=<pool> allpools
> > storage=<st> drive=<num>]
> >
> > Maybe you´re trying to do this in your RunScript resource:
> >
> > Console = "truncate storage=FileStorage pool=Files"
> >
> > Also, in previous versions, you should specify the volume name in the
> > command:
> >
> > Console = "purge *volume=myvolumename* action=truncate
> > storage=FileStorage pool=Files"
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Ana
>
> Hello Ana,
>
> Thanks for the information. When I issue the command "truncate
> storage=FileStorage pool=Files" I get the message: No Volumes found to
> perform truncate action.
>
> To my understanding there should be plenty to truncate. I have
>
> "Action
> on purge = truncate" on my pool definition which I believe is required
> to let the truncate command work. Still something is wrong and I can't
> see what it is.
>
> --
> Regards
> Erik P. Olsen
>
> > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:56 AM, Erik P. Olsen <epod...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have tried to use this feature without success. I am using Bacula
> > > 7.0.5 and
> > > the following is the directives I use. Hopefully someone can
> > > pinpoint what I am
> > > doing wrong:
> > >
> > > JobDefs {
> > > Name = "DefaultJob"
> > > Type = Backup
> > > Level = Incremental
> > > Accurate = yes
> > > Client = epohost-fd
> > > FileSet = "Full Set"
> > > Storage = FileStorage
> > > Messages = Standard
> > > Pool = Files
> > > Priority = 10
> > > }
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Define the main linux system back-up job
> > > #
> > > Job {
> > > Name = "BackupEpohost"
> > > JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
> > > Schedule = "epohost-WeeklyCycle"
> > > Write Bootstrap = "/var/spool/bacula/epohost.bsr"
> > > # Set up truncation of purged volumes
> > > RunScript {
> > > RunsWhen=After
> > > RunsOnClient=No
> > > Console = "purge volume action=truncate storage=FileStorage
> > > pool=Files"
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Pool definition for Virtual Machines Backups
> > > #
> > > Pool {
> > > Name = Files
> > > Action on Purge = Truncate
> > > Maximum Volume Jobs = 0
> > > Maximum Volume Files = 0
> > > Pool Type = Backup
> > > LabelFormat = "Files"
> > > Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically
> > > recycle Volumes
> > > AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
> > > Maximum Volumes = 50
> > > Maximum Volume Bytes = 20g
> > > Recycle Oldest Volume = yes
> > > Volume Retention = 3 months # Three months
> > > }
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards
> > > Erik P. Olsen
> > > Solsortvej 30, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
> > > Phone: +45 40765300
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Erik
> > >
> > >
> > >
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