Hello, On 1/16/2007 1:00 AM, Leah Kubik wrote: > On Monday 15 January 2007 16:57, Arno Lehmann wrote: > >>Well, the usual setup I use when backing up to disk is to allow a fixed >>number of volumes per pool, configure three pools - one for Full, one >>for Diff, one for Incr backups - with retention times according to what >>my customer needs, and have the volumes limited in size. > > > Yes, I think that is pretty similar to how I currently have things going, but > it seems a bit wasteful of disk space, and to require interferance if the > space requirements for backups change over time.
Hmm. I've been thnking about this, and I must admit I can't follow your thought. I'm quite convinced that, at least after cycling once through all volumes, filling the volumes allows a more optimal pruning, and thus to allow recycling volumes earlier than if you start them, leave them "lying around", and later fill them. I guess I'll need a picture to understand why you think that would save space. The only possible problem I see in the (more or less) normal setup is that you must try to have as few volumes as possible. Thinking about changing space requirements is definitely a good point, but in a set up where I have a dedicated file system to work with I limit the nmber of volumes per pool rather strictly and observe how things develop. Usually, after some months you can better see what space requirements you have. Then, either change the volume limit for the affected pools - this is only a configuration file change, a reload and possibly an update command - or go shopping for more disks first :-) In my experience, that is a very small percentage of the time needed to operate and observe a backup system. And it has the advantages that a) it can be implemented with existing Bacula :-) and b) my customers have one more reason to make sure someone (hopefully me) actually operates their backup installation. Arno -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users