Hey Philipp,
thank you making this clear, the documentation is indeed confusing here. I'm
glad that I can implement this as intended.
Regards,
Simon
Am Montag, 3. Februar 2014 22:42:46 UTC+1 schrieb philipp.storz:
> Hello Simon,
>
>
>
> the "Volume Use Duration" Directive is exactly what you need and your
> solution should work as needed.
>
>
>
> It seems that the documentation is confusing here, as the volume use duration
> is also checked when a
>
> new volume is acquired for a new job.
>
>
>
> Your first job on the next day will be written to a new volume because the
> old one is recognized as
>
> too old and thus set to used BEFORE the Job starts to write.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Philipp
>
>
>
>
>
> Am 03.02.2014 15:16, schrieb Simon Tesar:
>
> > Hi,
>
> >
>
> > I'm looking into limiting the usage of volumes by time, a guide[1] in the
> > manual suggests using 'Max Use Duration'(I assumed that the author means
> > 'Volume Use Duration').
>
> > I want to achieve that the daily incremental backup of all clients is
> > stored in a single volume kept for 10 days, thus being able to restore on a
> > daily basis for at least 10 days with the following pool:
>
> >
>
> > Pool {
>
> > Name = Inc-Pool
>
> > AutoPrune = yes
>
> > Label Format = Daily-
>
> > Maximum Volumes = 10
>
> > Maximum Volume Bytes = 20GB
>
> > PoolType = Backup
>
> > Recycle = yes
>
> > VolumeRetention = 10 days
>
> > Volume Use Duration = 23h
>
> > }
>
> >
>
> > But the manual states that 'The use duration is checked and the Used status
> > is set only at the end of a job that writes to the particular volume'. So
> > in practice with my current pool definition, does that mean that at least
> > one job each day is stored in the 'wrong' volume that I actually dont want
> > to use anymore?
>
> > If my understanding is correct, is there any other way to achieve my goal?
>
> >
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Simon
>
> >
>
> > [1]:
> > http://doc.bareos.org/master/html/bareos-manual-main-reference.html#x1-18900017
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
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