> Doug Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I'm backing up data to files- not tapes. I've configured
> the bacula-dir.conf
> > to activate compression (compression=GZIP6) as follows:
> >
> > <snip>
> > List of files to be backed up
> > FileSet {
> > Name = "Full Set"
> > Include {
> > Options {
> > signature = MD5
> > aclsupport = yes
> > compression = GZIP6
> > HFS Plus Support = yes
> > }
> > #
> > # Put your list of files here, preceded by 'File =', one per line
> > # or include an external list with:
> > #
> > # File = <file-name
> > #
> > # Note: / backs up everything on the root partition.
> > # if you have other partitons such as /usr or /home
> > # you will probably want to add them too.
> > #
> > # By default this is defined to point to the Bacula build
> > # directory to give a reasonable FileSet to backup to
> > # disk storage during initial testing.
> > #
> > # File = /usr/ports/sysutils/bacula-server/work/bacula-1.36.3
> > File = /
> > File = /var
> > File = /data
> > File = /home
> > File = /usr
> > #
> > # If you backup the root directory, the following two excluded
> > # files can be useful
> > #
> > Options {
> > wilddir = /proc
> > wilddir = /tmp
> > wildfile = /.journal
> > wildfile = /.fsck
> > wilddir = .AppleDouble
> > wildfile = ".DS_Store"
> > wildfile = /usr/local/pgsql/bacula/bacula.sql
> > wilddir = /usr/local/pgsql/data/base
> > wildfile = /var/db/bacula/bacula.db-journal
> > wilddir = /usr/local/squid/cache
> > exclude = yes
> > }
> > }
> > }
> > <snip>
> >
> >
> > I've noted in the backup logs emailed to me that software
> compression is not
> > being used as follows:
>
> Try combining your options sections so you only have one.
>
Last night's backup log shows the following:
<snip>
FD Bytes Written: 13,863,894,991 (13.86 GB)
SD Bytes Written: 13,873,327,907 (13.87 GB)
Rate: 3105.7 KB/s
Software Compression: 54.8 % <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<----------
Volume name(s): Backup_aries-fd_2006-07-18_00.05.03
Volume Session Id: 1
<snip>
Looks like combining all options into one option section works. Thanks for
your help.
~Doug
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