On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Rickifer Barros <rickiferbar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes John... > > Now, I think that I understood perfectly and I have tested it too. > > VolumeToCatalog = Compares the files in a Storage Volume with the Catalog; > > DiskToCatalog = Compares the files of the File Deamon's File Set with > the Catalog; > > Catalog = Like the DiskToCatalog but for Catalogs that don't > must change because the files are usually system files, so, must be an > isolated Catalog and the Job with Level = InitCatalog must be run before the > proper Job with Level = Catalog , in order to clean it and receive the new > records. > > Am I Right, now? > I believe so. > > One detail is...I thought that in a VolumeToCatalog I could do the > verification even without the FD connection, because, in my example, the > Catalog and the Volume are in the same server machine, but, anyway, I needed > the FD. I know that, if my files were encrypted in the Volume, I would need > the FD to decryption, but, in this case, they weren't. > > Anyway, my real question was solved, Thank you. > > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:34 PM, John Drescher <dresche...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi John, >> > >> > Well, I've tested like the way you said me and it worked. >> > I used the Level DiskToCatalog cause is a Backup in Disk, >> >> That level compares what is on your source filesystem currently with >> what the MD5/SHA1 was recorded in your catalog. You wanted >> "VolumeToCatalog" to compare what is in your bacula disk volumes >> versus the catalog. >> >> > so, I've >> > noticed that it always do the "verify" with the last job written on >> > the Catalog. Thus, I couldn't check an older backup. >> > >> > Another thing...in this test I got two .txt files with nothing write >> > in them, i.e, they were 0 KB. Bacula considered them, either with MD5 >> > or SHA1, like inconsistent files with those in the Catalog. When I >> > wrote something in them and redid the test, so, the verification was >> > OK. >> > >> > Thank you John, for your explanation. >> > >> > Just one more question for now....it seems such obvious, but, the >> > Level VolumeToCatalog would be when I use Tapes? Is that right? >> >> No that is for tape, disk, dvd or whatever other storage you use in >> bacula. Remember everything in bacula is stored in a volume. See my >> previous answer. >> >> John >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with >> vRanger. >> Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is >> safe, >> secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? >> Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > >
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