I’m having some trouble understanding how Bacula determines which files have been backed up, which ones haven’t yet been, and which files WERE backed up but need to be backed up again.
Maybe the best way to explain what I’m getting at is by asking specific questions. In this circumstance, I’m doing a full backup of an approximately 23TB dataset to LTO6 tapes. 1) If, during the backup, a volume has an error and I want to “redo” the volume, can I simply remove the volume from the catalog during a tape change and expect that Bacula will rewrite whatever data was on the now missing volume to a new volume? 2) If not, and I just let the volume complete, then I remove the errored volume from the catalog after the backup is done, what happens to the files that are on the missing volume? Will Bacula “forget” about them, or do I have to remove the files separately? 3) If I manage to get Bacula to forget about the files on the volume with an error, and then do an incremental backup subsequent to the full backup, will the incremental backup contain the files on the missing volume, making a complete set between the full and incremental volume? 4) If I abort a full backup partway through, will Bacula retain knowledge of any files that were backed up prior to aborting the backup? Will a subsequent incremental backup then “complete” the backup set by picking up where the full backup left off? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this subject. I haven’t been able to find out too much information about what Bacula does when things go unexpectedly missing. Yale _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
