Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-05-20 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Once purged, you can either let Bacula recycle them itself, or you can use the Update Volume command to manually change the volume status to Recycle.  This is a particularly straightforward operation if you are using BAT,

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-05-20 Thread John Drescher
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Once purged, you can either let Bacula recycle them itself, or you can use the Update Volume command to manually change the volume status to

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-05-20 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Thu, 5/20/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I fixed this, but apparently not.  How should the Volume Status be set in order to cycle through volumes and start over after the last one is used?  When the above failure occurred, all my Volume Status's were Used.

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-05-20 Thread John Drescher
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Thu, 5/20/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: I thought I fixed this, but apparently not.  How should the Volume Status be set in order to cycle through volumes and start over after the last one

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-22 Thread Ralf Gross
Phil Stracchino schrieb: The /usr slice is about 4.8G, and shouldn't be changing-- at least not at the tune of 51M every night. Shouldn't is a powerful word. You might want to test the theory by doing something like this: find /usr /opt/bacula/bin -mtime -1 -ls to list all files

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-22 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Thu, 4/22/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: From: John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media To: Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 4:04 PM

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-22 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Thu, 4/22/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: From: Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 4:02 PM On 04/22/10 17:47, Joseph Spenner wrote

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-21 Thread John Drescher
17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Start Backup JobId 175, Job=DefaultBackupClient.2010-04-17_23.05.00_23 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume disk_0005 as Used. 17-Apr 23:05 backula-dir JobId 175: Recycled volume disk_0006 17-Apr 23:05

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-21 Thread John Drescher
19-Apr 23:10 backula-sd JobId 183: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:01, Transfer rate = 51.14 M Bytes/second 19-Apr 23:10 backula-dir JobId 183: Bacula backula-dir 5.0.1 (24Feb10): 19-Apr-2010 23:10:04  Build OS:               x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu redhat  JobId:                  183  

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-21 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/21/10 19:18, Joseph Spenner wrote: --- On Wed, 4/21/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: From: John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media To: Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-21 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/21/10 19:42, John Drescher wrote: 19-Apr 23:10 backula-sd JobId 183: Job write elapsed time = 00:00:01, Transfer rate = 51.14 M Bytes/second 19-Apr 23:10 backula-dir JobId 183: Bacula backula-dir 5.0.1 (24Feb10): 19-Apr-2010 23:10:04 Build OS: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-21 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: From: Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:53 PM On 04/21/10 19:42, John Drescher wrote

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote:    File Retention = 1 days    Job Retention = 6 months } === Is the client specific File Retention causing my problem? Yes, that's exactly the problem. I'm also a bit confused (obviously) with:     File Retention

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: File Retention = 1 days Job Retention = 6 months } === Is the client specific File Retention causing my problem? Yes, that's exactly the problem. I'm also a bit confused (obviously) with: File Retention

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread John Drescher
 I just realized a typo.  I meant to say it's still using the same file every night.  I also just noticed something after the post-- the appending information in the log below.  So, it's not re-writing over the top of the same file every night; it's appending to it-- and not using a new

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/14/10 07:51, Joseph Spenner wrote: Phil: I just realized a typo. I meant to say it's still using the same file every night. I also just noticed something after the post-- the appending information in the log below. So, it's not re-writing over the top of the same file every

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: Can you post the output of list media John John: Here's the results of list media === *list media Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog Using Catalog MyCatalog Pool: Default No results to list. Pool: File

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Did you Update the pools from the resources, and the volumes from the pools? What do the 'List Volumes' and 'Show Pools' commands return? Phil: Sorry. I did not do that. So, I just now did the update the pools. As

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread John Drescher
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: Can you post the output of list media John John:  Here's the results of list media === *list media Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread John Drescher
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:06 AM, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: Can you post the output of list media John John:  Here's the results

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread John Drescher
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:09 AM, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:06 AM, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: You need to execute the two update commands that Phil asked you about. update Ok, I ran the commands. I'll see what happens tonight. Anything else I should run to verify? Thanks!

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread John Drescher
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Joseph Spenner joseph85...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: You need to execute the two update commands that Phil asked you about. update Ok, I ran the commands.  I'll see what happens tonight.  Anything

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: Post the output of list media pool=File John John: Here are results: === *list media pool=File

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/14/10 10:55, Joseph Spenner wrote: --- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: Post the output of list media pool=File John John: Here are results: === *list media pool=File

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
If life gives you lemons, keep them-- because hey.. free lemons. --- On Wed, 4/14/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Joseph, That looks much better.  Now your volumes have the correct nine days retention time for your desired ten-day cycle, instead of zero, so your jobs

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/14/10 14:01, Joseph Spenner wrote: Phil: I believe I purged the volumes correctly, but not sure how to 'recycle' volumes..? Here's what it looks like now: === *list media pool=File

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-14 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: OK, my next backup ran and it used the next volume.  Success! However.. it appended.  Here's what my volumes look like now: *list volumes Automatically selected Catalog: MyCatalog Using Catalog MyCatalog Pool:

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-12 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/11/10 23:14, Joseph Spenner wrote: Phil: Thanks for the help! Getting closer. It's not breaking up the backup, but now it uses the same file/device every night. Maybe the Volume Use Duration is too short? Did you fix the retention period yet? If it's immediately reusing the

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-12 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Mon, 4/12/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Did you fix the retention period yet?  If it's immediately reusing the first volume, it probably means your retention is too short.  If you're trying to use these volumes in daily rotation, then the volume use duration

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-12 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/12/10 11:58, Joseph Spenner wrote: --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: Did you fix the retention period yet? If it's immediately reusing the first volume, it probably means your retention is too short. If you're trying to use these volumes in daily

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-11 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Fri, 4/9/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: From: Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 12:47 PM On 04/09/10 11:57, Joseph Spenner wrote

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-09 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Thu, 4/8/10, Phil Stracchino ala...@metrocast.net wrote: On 04/08/10 14:05, Joseph Spenner wrote: But when the backup runs at the default time, it uses a different disk_ file for each system being backed up on the same day.  So, in 1 day, client 1 will use disk_0001 and client

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-09 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/09/10 11:57, Joseph Spenner wrote: Phil: Thanks for the reply. Here's my Pool and Storage defs: = # Definition of file storage device Storage { Name = File Address = backula-va SDPort = 9103 Password = somepass Device = FileStorage Media Type = File } #

Re: [Bacula-users] Using removable SATA disks as media

2010-04-08 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 04/08/10 14:05, Joseph Spenner wrote: But when the backup runs at the default time, it uses a different disk_ file for each system being backed up on the same day. So, in 1 day, client 1 will use disk_0001 and client 2 will use disk_0002. I would want client 1, client 2, and all