-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 06/02/14 09:47, Steven Haigh wrote: > On 02/06/14 23:30, Phil Stracchino wrote: >> Have you considered virtual full backups? After you run a >> Differential, you could create a virtual full backup (though I >> think "synthetic full backup" might actually be a better term) >> from the Differential and the last Full. This would allow you to >> always have a recent Full backup on hand without tying up the >> slow connection for many hours while a new Full backup runs. > > I can't say I have. I did read parts of the documentation on this - > but I didn't quite understand how it was actually doing what it > says.... The amount that actually changes per backup is usually > fairly small. I have 2 x 20Gb File volumes on the local HDD - and > that will probably handle 100+ incrementals before me having to > figure out what to do with them... > > Is there a newbie guide to the different levels of backup? I can go > read this and then come back with any further questions / > clarifications etc...
Herewith, the Newbie Guide! FULL: Ignores any prior history. Backs up any and all files that are not excluded. DIFFERENTIAL: Based off the most recent FULL. Backs up any non-excluded files which are new or changed since the last FULL backup. INCREMENTAL: Based off the most recent previous backup of ANY LEVEL. Backs up any non-excluded files which are new or changed since the previous backup job, regardless of level of the previous job. VIRTUAL FULL: Uses the most recent FULL backup job and all relevant newer Differential and Incremental backups to create a new synthetic FULL backup reflecting what the server believes the current state of the client to be, *without referring to the client*. In order for this Virtual FULL backup to be fully correct (i.e. properly reflect files deleted since the FULL backup), the ACCURATE option (which you can also think of as a TRACK DELETES option) must be enabled. - -- Phil Stracchino Babylon Communications ph...@caerllewys.net p...@co.ordinate.org Landline: 603.293.8485 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEAREIAAYFAlOMg40ACgkQ0DfOju+hMkk4+QCgyi7eSPtfEggfUQf/LXKLPiRb k0MAoPdooqOQbvRkVdbuYeSPN1ke5mqj =ufPo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
