On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 7:09 AM, Kern Sibbald <k...@sibbald.com> wrote: > Hello, > > You are sort of in an impossible situation. With the large amount of data > you have and the small backup space, it will be hard to make Bacula work as > it should. > > My very strong conviction is that any single backup job that last more than > 10 hours is too long. If it takes 7 days to backup one machine, Bacula will > not work very well. > > At a minimum you should split your Windows backup into four separate jobs > each one backing up a single drive. Then after completing a full backup of > each drive, you can stagger backups to do a full of the machine over 4 days > (one for each drive). That will reduce the overall backup load. However, > if a backup of a single drive takes 2 days, in my opinion, it will still be > too long. > > Another, though slightly more complicated way to handle it is to separate > the Fulls as noted above, but when the next Full for a drive comes do, do a > VirtualFull instead of a full. All the other backups for that drive can > then be Incrementals. At least one of the Incrementals should be with > Accurate = yes. Then as a security measure do another real Full (per drive) > once a year. > > About how to handle retention periods: that is too complicated for me to > explain here. The simplest solution is to get much more disk for use by > Bacula, or you can get a professional support to get help for retention > periods, or ask for help on the list. Reading the "Automated Disk Backup" > chapter may help or "Automatic Volume Recycling" and "Basic Volume > Management". It is all there, but it is much easier to understand with > help. >
Thanks again Kern, I'll try to get the best of your recommendation to decide how to backup this specific client. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
