On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 12:51:27PM +0200, Arno Lehmann wrote: > 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.
Even if I could get both things happening at once, the speed would probably be unbearable on my present system.... > > >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. Is there any way to cancel a job that has been scheduled? I couldn't find a way; bconsole's cancel command seemed only to affect "active" jobs (which already had jobid's). > > Modifying other resources *should* work, though. The problem is that in > many cases resources are shared by jobs, like clients, filesets, storage. > > Arno It sounds as if I'm lucky I didn't try this. Thanks for the info. Ross ------------------------------------------------------- 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
