Hi, 26.06.2007 00:51,, Brent Nesbitt wrote:: > > > Hi there, > > > > I have been using Bacula happily now for several years, and have just > now run across a restore problem that I hadn’t seen before, and was > wondering if anyone can suggest an alternate method or workaround for me. > > > > I am attempting to restore 3 little files from a particular backup job. > This is not our largest backup at 68Gb (I have restored successfully > from 350Gb jobs before), but it may be the one containing the highest > number of files (over 3 million) – and I have never tried a restore from > it before.
Oh oh... which version of Bacula? > > > Basically, I am restoring from the console, selecting the latest backup > before a specified date. The console tells me which tape it needs, and > then proceeds to build the directory tree. After about 4 or 5 hours I > have 16 + signs, and it’s still working hard. I tried this last week > and left it overnight, and it still hadn’t completed building the tree. > > > > Is there any way I can specifically list the files I want restored, and > skip the “tree building” step? Yes... if you know the full paths and file names, use restore option 7. If you know only (parts of) the file names, you might need some SQL query to find the full path first. Query 2 might be a good start - I couldn't verify this, because wx-console crashes :-( Bug report time... Arno -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
