Hi, I have a problem with finding correct configuration for my usage scenario. I want to have six days worth of backups. My first approach was making a pool with the following configuration:
Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Storage = File Maximum Volumes = 6 Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 Recycle = yes Purge Oldest Volume = yes Action On Purge = Truncate This configuration poses some problems: 1) When the last volume is written bacula tries to rotate to the first one. The first one is obviously a Full backup. It then purges the volume and deletes the full backup. I then proceeds to make incremental backup even though it has just deleted the only full one, what IMHO is wrong. It should detect that no full backup will be available after purging and make the full backup now. 2) Even if the situation in 1) was resolved properly, I would still be vulnerable if current backup failed. For the short period of time between purging the old full backup and creating new one, there would be no backup in the system. The ideal solution would be something like using rsync with --link-dest option. With this option, I could rotate 6 directories with my daily backups, and everything would be resolved with hard links. Is it possible to achieve something similar with bacula with hard-disk as backup storage method? Best regards, -- Miłosz Kosobucki <mik...@gmail.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
