On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 09:53:27AM +0000, Mister IT Guru wrote: > On 06/01/2011 18:47, Phil Stracchino wrote: > > On 01/06/11 12:54, Mister IT Guru wrote: > >> Okay, I see the point of Virtual Full Backup - this is to be done > >> without talking to the client at call, (i did know that! I've been doing > >> my homework!) Well, now that I'm looking at the virtual backup in the > >> capacity in which it was intended, it seems that a virtual full backup, > >> is an amalgamation of the current files stored within bacula. So > >> effectively it's a point in time snapshot from when the last > >> differential, or incremental finished for that client? > > Yes, that's a very good way to look at it. > > > >> I would still prefer to have the latest files from the client packed > >> into this job, but I do understand, that even the very best backups > >> really are just a point in time snapshot. Well, I'm a little upset to > >> come to this realisation with regards to the theory of it - In practical > >> terms, will a virtual full cause a new volume to be created? > > No, it should create no new media, as no new data is copied, only new DB > > records. > > > > > So a VirtualFull is not just the last full plus all the latest files > within bacula, it also doesn't actually exist as media? > > So I cannot copy a volume? This means that if I want to take a physical > copy of the latest full backup, I will literally have to run a full > backup across my entire server farm?
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