By the way, you all might be interested to know that Microsoft has filed a patent application for what are essentially smilies :-) ;-) :-( ... The patent is on converting them to graphics. If it passes, my program Kmail would be in violation of their patent for having converted the :) below to a smilie face on my screen.
On Monday 01 August 2005 15:54, Chris Lee wrote: > I can't believe I didn't see this in the manual before. Thanks for > pointing it out! :) > > Thanks, > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phil Stracchino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 01 August, 2005 08:20 > > To: Chris Lee > > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Forcing Pools for upgraded jobs > > > > Chris Lee wrote: > > > Good morning everyone, > > > > > > Can a backup job which has been upgraded to Full be forced to use a > > > different Pool in the director config? > > > > > > Example situation: > > > 1) A new client is added to the director config in the > > > > middle of the month. > > > > > 2) Full backups occur at the beginning of the month. > > > 3) The new client uses a generic schedule which is defined > > > > for similar > > > > > clients. > > > 4) The next Run in that schedule is defined with Level=Incremental > > > Pool=IncrPool. > > > 5) So the director upgrades the job to Full, but still > > > > wants to use the > > > > > IncrPool because it's specified in the Run directive. > > > > > > What I would like to see (if it is possible) is optional > > > > functionality such > > > > > that when a job is upgraded during a scheduled Run, the > > > > Pool for that Run > > > > > can be overridden as well. > > > > > > The first thing that came to mind when I started thinking > > > > about this is that > > > > > job levels might have to be assigned to pools -- which may > > > > not be want some > > > > > users want. After some further consideration it occurs to > > > > me that an > > > > > optional Upgrade Pool directive could be added to the > > > > Schedule resource. > > > > > Of course, these considerations hinge on whether such > > > > functionality is not > > > > > currently available. > > > > It's already possible to specify which pool should be used for jobs of > > specific levels: > > > > > > JobDefs { > > Name = Backup > > Type = Backup > > ... > > Full Backup Pool = Full > > Differential Backup Pool = Inc > > Incremental Backup Pool = Inc > > ... > > } > > > > > > Reason says all that SHOULD be required is to make Bacula honor these > > directives when it upgrades Job levels. (I seem to recall this issue > > has come up before, but I don't recall the resolution.) > > > > > > -- > > Phil Stracchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Renaissance Man, Unix generalist, Perl hacker > > Mobile: 603-216-7037 Landline: 603-886-3518 > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
