Neat! I think this is new for 1.38, as I'm pretty certain you weren't able to do that in the past.
Robert Nelson wrote: >Use > estimate level=Incremental >Or > estimate level=Differential > >From the manual: > >Using this command, you can get an idea how many files will >be backed up, or if you are unsure about your Include statements in >your FileSet, you can test them without doing an actual backup. The >default is to assume a Full backup. However, you can override this >by specifying a level=Incremental or level=Differential on the >command line. A Job name must be specified or you will be prompted >for one, and optionally a Client and FileSet may be specified on the >command line. It then contacts the client which computes the number >of files and bytes that would be backed up. Please note that this is an >estimate calculated from the number of blocks in the file rather than >by reading the actual bytes. As such, the estimated backup size will >generally be larger than an actual backup. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan >Novosielski >Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:05 PM >To: Francisco Reyes >Cc: John Kodis; Bacula List >Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] New user questions > >Estimates are full. It's in the manual, IIRC. > >Francisco Reyes wrote: > > > >>John Kodis writes: >> >> >> >>>I'd guess that either you've changed something in your filesystem -- >>>touched most of the files, or changed where a large filesystem is >>>mounted -- or that Bacula overrode your request. >>> >>> >>Can't really imagine any of the above. >>Anyone could confirm that this sequence works for them: >>+ Create full job >>+ Change job to incremental >>+ Do estimate on job (and estimate will show only changed files) >> >> >> >>> Even if you specify >>>an incremental, Bacula will perform a full backup if there's no >>>suitable full backup found. >>> >>> >>Full backup finished without problems. Got email with status and I >>don't recall seeing any problems. >> >> >> >>>>And if the bacula-dir did die, will running backups stop? >>>> >>>> >>>Yup. Even if you're sure that your configuration files are correct, >>>I'd be surprised if the Bacula director could survive the type of >>>mid-job restart the you seem to be contemplating. >>> >>> >>I really should have written "if bacula-dir will die after doing a >>reload if there are any syntax errors" >> >> >> >>>I have no idea, nor any reason to care as the database stuff has >>>always just worked. Are you just curious, or is there some other >>>issue that you're chasing? >>> >>> >> >>It is actually a possible PostgreSQL performance issue. If each new >>record is inserted independantly, the inserts will be slower than if >>you have many inserts/updates within a single transaction. >> >>------------------------------------------------------- >>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=1216 >>42 _______________________________________________ >>Bacula-users mailing list >>Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- 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
