From 3964fd880ef48c2adff27601567fef18f0a8cd7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:36:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update recycling ambiguity --- docs/manuals/en/concepts/recycling.tex | 26 ++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/concepts/recycling.tex b/docs/manuals/en/concepts/recycling.tex index 9db99176..f2cdfed5 100644 --- a/docs/manuals/en/concepts/recycling.tex +++ b/docs/manuals/en/concepts/recycling.tex @@ -57,16 +57,22 @@ of this manual for more complete examples. Automatic recycling of Volumes is performed by Bacula only when it wants a new Volume and no appendable Volumes are available in the Pool. It will then -search the Pool for any Volumes with the {\bf Recycle} flag set and whose -Volume Status is {\bf Full}. At that point, the recycling occurs in two steps. -The first is that the Catalog for a Volume must be purged of all Jobs and -Files contained on that Volume, and the second step is the actual recycling of -the Volume. The Volume will be purged if the VolumeRetention period has -expired. When a Volume is marked as Purged, it means that no Catalog records -reference that Volume, and the Volume can be recycled. Until recycling -actually occurs, the Volume data remains intact. If no Volumes can be found -for recycling for any of the reasons stated above, Bacula will request -operator intervention (i.e. it will ask you to label a new volume). +search the Pool for any Volumes with the {\bf Recycle} flag set and the +Volume Status is {\bf Purged}. At that point, it will choose the oldest +purged volume and recycle it. + +If there are no volumes with Status {\bf Purged}, then +the recycling occurs in two steps: +The first is that the Catalog for a Volume must be pruned of all Jobs (i.e. +Purged). Files contained on that Volume, and the second step is the actual +recycling of the Volume. Only Volumes marked {\bf Full} or {\bf Used} will +be considerd for pruning. The Volume will be purged if the VolumeRetention +period has expired. When a Volume is marked as Purged, it means that no +Catalog records reference that Volume, and the Volume can be recycled. +Until recycling actually occurs, the Volume data remains intact. If no +Volumes can be found for recycling for any of the reasons stated above, +Bacula will request operator intervention (i.e. it will ask you to label a +new volume). A key point mentioned above, that can be a source of frustration, is that Bacula will only recycle purged Volumes if there is no other appendable Volume -- 2.39.5