Re: [Bacula-users] How to purge files from a volume?

2007-10-05 Thread Foo Bar
--- Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007.10.05. 17:30, Foo Bar wrote: > ... > > > > 'Remove Volume After' is of no use since I want to keep the volume, > just > > control its contents. > > actually, if you would limit each volume to a single job, it would > nicely achieve the goal, i thin

Re: [Bacula-users] How to purge files from a volume?

2007-10-05 Thread Rich
On 2007.10.05. 17:30, Foo Bar wrote: ... >>> What I would like to do is to keep for example 2 full backups, and as >>> soon as the third is made the oldest one should be deleted from disk >>> (not just the job/volume entries in the catalog). >> it seems that you might be interested in feature reque

Re: [Bacula-users] How to purge files from a volume?

2007-10-05 Thread Foo Bar
--- Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i don't know how feasible would this be with current bacula formats - > such a storage system would be a huge benefit for hdd based systems, but > might require serious changes. Indeed, I'm backing up to disk for the time being, not tape. > > What I would

Re: [Bacula-users] How to purge files from a volume?

2007-10-05 Thread Rich
On 2007.10.05. 13:20, Foo Bar wrote: > If I want to use a single volume per client, how do I delete old backups > from it in a FIFO manner without using dates or size? Can Bacula seek back > and resize a volume at all or does it need to recycle it? i don't know how feasible would this be with curr

[Bacula-users] How to purge files from a volume?

2007-10-05 Thread Foo Bar
If I want to use a single volume per client, how do I delete old backups from it in a FIFO manner without using dates or size? Can Bacula seek back and resize a volume at all or does it need to recycle it? What I would like to do is to keep for example 2 full backups, and as soon as the third is m