diff --git a/docs/tape-backup.rst b/docs/tape-backup.rst index 1511ba32..bfb7a35b 100644 --- a/docs/tape-backup.rst +++ b/docs/tape-backup.rst @@ -1023,15 +1023,16 @@ Retention policy: There should be a (or more) tape-backup jobs for each pool on the corresponding weekday. This scheme is still very manageable with one media set per weekday, -which can even be taken off site easily. +and could be easily moved off-site. -Multiple pools with different policies +Multiple Pools with Different Policies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Alternatively, more complex setups are possible with multiple media pools and +Complex setups are also possible with multiple media pools configured with different allocation and retention policies. -An example would be to have a media pool with weekly allocation: +An example would be to have two media pools. The first configured with weekly +allocation and a few weeks of retention: Allocation policy: mon @@ -1039,7 +1040,7 @@ Allocation policy: Retention policy: 3 weeks -And another pool with yearly allocation that does not expire: +The second pool configured yearly allocation that does not expire: Allocation policy: yearly @@ -1049,4 +1050,5 @@ Retention policy: In combination with suited prune settings and tape backup schedules, this achieves long-term storage of some backups, while keeping the current -backups on smaller media sets that get expired every 4 weeks. +backups on smaller media sets that get expired every three plus the current +week (~ 4 weeks).