Hello, On 23.10.2005 06:47, Ross Boylan wrote:
I have a bunch of jobs/filesets I want to backup. Since this is the first time, I'd like to test them first. Potentially, I could get job 1 the way I like it and start it while working on the next jobs specifications. Is there a way to do so, and is it a good idea?
I would be rather careful with this... see below.
First, will bacula be able to service an estimate command from the console at the same time it is running a real backup?
Basically, yes, but I never tried if this is influenced by the maximum concurrent jobs for the client and job in question. You could try it.
Second, if I edit the direct configuration I need to get it reloaded, which appears to require a restart of the director. I suspect this would trash the backup job that was in progress. Will it?
Definitely. That's why there is a reload command. BUT reload can cause a director crash later.
As far as I understand, once a job is prepared for running (2 hours before start time, IIRC) and you change that jobs's configuration the DIR can (or will) crash when the job is actually started.
Modifying other resources *should* work, though. The problem is that in many cases resources are shared by jobs, like clients, filesets, storage.
Arno
Thanks. Ross Boylan For now, I'll just try getting all the jobs set and then running them. Unfortunately, even the estimates are taking quite awhile to run. I tried turning off the compression, but it doesn't seem to help--still using all the CPU. bacula-director-pgsql 1.36.3-1b on Debian (I made a small patch to fix a problem with recurse=no, which isn't relevant to my current tests). ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
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