On 01/28/10 13:07, Uwe Schuerkamp wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm running bacula 2.2.8 compiled from source on Ubuntu lts 8.04. I > was wondering wether it's possible to enable software compresson for > incrementals only as our full backups go to an lto3 tape (hw > compression), while the incs end up on local disk, using the > "incremental=..." syntax in the schedule definition. > > All the best& thanks in advance for any thoughts, > > Uwe > > If you upgrade to the newest release (5.0.0), you can make use of a feature I added: AllowCompression = yes|no. It will allow you to disable compression for any job which runs against your LTO3 tape device. More info is available here: http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/New_Features_in_5_0_0.html#SECTION00340000000000000000
I also have patches for this against the 3.0.2 version, but I doubt that they would apply cleanly to Bacula 2.2.8. Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
