"The same Job" means that you need a single Job definition (e.g. call it ubuntu-hm-srv-1-Backup). You then vary the level for each run (e.g. via the schedule) to make Full and Incremental backups of that job.
__Martin >>>>> On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:20:18 -0400, Leon K said: > > Hello All, > > Ubuntu 18.04 > Bacula 9.0.6-1build1 > > Bacula, for some reasons, fails to find a prior full backup job in its > catalog, though a full backup job listed in the 'Job' table. Bacula-web > shows that a full backup job successfully completed/terminated. Email > notifications (job results) state the same. > Example: > > JobID:41 Level:Full Status:Success 8/19/2019 > JobID:43 Level:Incremental Status:Success 8/20/2019 > JobID:44 Level:Full Status:Success 8/21/2019 > > Email notification/log (JobID 41): > > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 41: Start Backup JobId 41, > Job=ubuntu-hm-srv-1-Full-Backup.2019-08-19_16.23.00_02 > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 41: Created new > Volume="ub-hm-srv-1-Full-Bak-0015", Pool="ub-hm-srv-1-Full_Backups", > MediaType="Disk-Stor-1" in catalog. > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 41: Using Device "FileChgr1-Dev1" to > write. > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-sd JobId 41: Labeled new Volume > "ub-hm-srv-1-Full-Bak-0015" on File device "FileChgr1-Dev1" > (/mnt/backup/bacula/backup). > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-sd JobId 41: Wrote label to prelabeled Volume > "ub-hm-srv-1-Full-Bak-0015" on File device "FileChgr1-Dev1" > (/mnt/backup/bacula/backup) > 19-Aug 16:23 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 41: Volume used once. Marking Volume > "ub-hm-srv-1-Full-Bak-0015" as Used. > > > Email notification (JobID 45): > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: **No prior Full backup Job record > found.** > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: No prior or suitable Full backup > found in catalog. Doing FULL backup. > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: Start Backup JobId 45, > Job=ubuntu-hm-srv-1-Incremental-Backup.2019-08-21_01.30.00_05 > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: There are no more Jobs associated > with Volume "ub-hm-srv-1-Incr-Bak-0003". Marking it purged. > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: All records pruned from Volume > "ub-hm-srv-1-Incr-Bak-0003"; marking it "Purged" > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: Recycled volume > "ub-hm-srv-1-Incr-Bak-0003" > 21-Aug 01:30 ubuntu-hm-srv-1-dir JobId 45: Using Device "FileChgr1-Dev1" to > write. > > > > According to this Bacula document > <https://www.bacula.org/9.0.x-manuals/en/problems/Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002210000000000000000> > "I want an Incremental but Bacula runs it as a Full backup. Why?", "...If > Bacula does not find a successful full backup, it proceeds to do one. > Perhaps you canceled the full backup, or it terminated in error. In such > cases, the full backup will not be successful..." It wasn't a case with my > backups. They were all terminated successfully. > > "...Full backup of the same Job..". What do they mean by the same Job? > These jobs are all different (incremental, differential and full). If they > mean the same FileSet, so yes, it wasn't changed and the same for all > backup jobs in question. > > Why JobID 43 found a prior full job JobID 41, but JobID 44 didn't? > > I can post my configuration files if you wish. > > Any idea? > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
