Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Monday 27 March 2006 13:42, Martin Horcicka wrote: >> is there any way to backup directory trees containing a huge number of >> files (tens of millions) using Bacula? The catalog gets too large when it >> contains info about every file and maintaining many catalogs doesn't seem >> to be a good idea either. >> >> Is there any possibility of telling Bacula not to store info about every >> file into the catalog? Something like FileRetention=0 maybe? >> >> A workaround could be to pack the whole tree into a single file and back it >> up, but I haven't found any way to backup the output of a command directly, >> so I have to run it as a pre-backup command and therefore have extra space >> for the temporary packed file. > > I have taken quite a bit of time to provide an index in the manual. There > are > actually four indexes, which complicate things but allow more precise > indexing. > > To use the index, go to the Bacula web page; select the Development manual; > click on Index on the top left of the page; since the Director controls the > catalog, click on "Director Index" at the top left of the page; scroll down > to "Directive, Catalog Files", click on the link (The Pool Resource) and you > will have your answer.
I went through the whole manual, but obviously I must have missed this option. Thanks a lot. Martin ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
