Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull e client availability...

2024-12-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... Sorry for the late answer. In the meantime i've done some other checks, and seems that things are a bit complex then that. For example, another client configured exactly on the same way works as expected; eg, fail incremental if

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull e client availability...

2024-12-05 Thread Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users
On 12/5/24 7:46 AM, Marco Gaiarin wrote: I use virtual full backup to 'consolidate' backups on weekend; AFAI've understood, virtual full backups are a 'sd only' things. Hello Marco, You have understood this correctly. But if client is not abailable (common for that client, on weekend), a

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull e client availability...

2024-12-05 Thread Marco Gaiarin
I use virtual full backup to 'consolidate' backups on weekend; AFAI've understood, virtual full backups are a 'sd only' things. But if client is not abailable (common for that client, on weekend), also a virtualfull backup fail: 05-Dec 15:33 lnfbacula-dir JobId 31268: Rescheduled Job FVG-PP-H

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-06-05 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... > First, you are passing them incorrectly. Just quote the whole line like: Bingo! For google searches, because level have spaces, the correct row is: Run After Job = "/etc/bacula/scripts/deleteFailedJobs %c \"%l\"" > S

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-31 Thread Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users
On 5/31/24 8:56 AM, Marco Gaiarin wrote: If you *really* want to automatically delete failed jobs (I personally don't think this is a good idea), you can use a RunScript in an Admin type Job like: Why in and 'Admin' job? I've tried to add something like: Run After Job = /etc/bacula/

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-31 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Martin Simmons In chel di` si favelave... > Yes, that is how volumes work. Bacula can only append at the end of a volume, > so the volume size would increase forever if it could switch back to Append > after purging some jobs. To reuse a volume, it needs to be recycled, which > only hap

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-31 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... > Why not set in your Pool(s) `MaximumVolumeJobs = 1` Ah! Brilliant! Never minded abou that!!! > If you prefer to have volumes stay in a pool they were initially created in > forever, ignore that previous paragraph. :) I've no

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-29 Thread Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users
On 5/24/24 2:39 AM, Marco Gaiarin wrote: I suspect that 'job counter' get resetted if and only if all jobs in a volume get purged; this lead me to think that my configuration simpy does not work in a real situation, because sooner or later jobs get 'scattered' between volumes and virtual job of

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-29 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Fri, 24 May 2024 10:39:06 +0200, Marco Gaiarin said: > > > I suspect that 'job counter' get resetted if and only if all jobs in a > > volume get purged; this lead me to think that my configuration simpy does > > not work in a real situation, because sooner or later jobs get 'scattered' >

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-28 Thread Marco Gaiarin
> I suspect that 'job counter' get resetted if and only if all jobs in a > volume get purged; this lead me to think that my configuration simpy does > not work in a real situation, because sooner or later jobs get 'scattered' > between volumes and virtual job of consolidation stop to work, so job

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-15 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Josh Fisher via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... > I use the following in my query.sql file: OK, thanks! Now i can verify that: *list media pool=FVG-PP-HFA3-1FilePool +-++---+-+-+--+--+-+--+-

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-10 Thread Josh Fisher via Bacula-users
On 5/9/24 10:02, Marco Gaiarin wrote: I've setup some backup jobs for some (mostly windows) client computer; i mean 'client' as 'not always on'. ... 2) There's some way i can get the 'jobs in volume X'? I can query jobs for volume, but i've not found a way to query volumes for jobs I use

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull and correct volume management...

2024-05-09 Thread Marco Gaiarin
I've setup some backup jobs for some (mostly windows) client computer; i mean 'client' as 'not always on'. I've setup a job like this: Job { Name = FVG-SV-EEG JobDefs = DefaultJob Storage = SVPVE3FileMulti Pool = FVG-SV-EEGFilePool Messages = Standard

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-19 Thread Ana Emília M . Arruda
Hello Marco, Virtual Full jobs will need at least one device for reading and another device for writing. On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 8:12 AM Marco Gaiarin wrote: > > > 'Storage daemon didn't accept Device "FileStorage" command.'?! > > OK, i've tried to create another pool, set that pool as 'NextPoo

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
> 'Storage daemon didn't accept Device "FileStorage" command.'?! OK, i've tried to create another pool, set that pool as 'NextPool', create a volume but nothing changed. Still a VirtualFull job is stuck, now with: Jobs waiting to reserve a drive: 3603 JobId=1890 File device "FileStorage"

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-10 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Marco Gaiarin In chel di` si favelave... > job still running, seems stuck, tomorrow some more info. ;-) Ok, job definitevly stuck; this morning mailbox full of: 10-Nov 09:46 pppve3-sd JobId 1725: JobId=1725, Job VDMTMS1.2022-11-09_18.27.16_45 waiting to reserve a device. In storage

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-09 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Josh Fisher via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... >> 02-Nov 19:06 lnfbacula-dir JobId 1596: Start Virtual Backup JobId 1596, >> Job=VDMTMS1.2022-11-02_19.06.49_02 >> 02-Nov 19:06 lnfbacula-dir JobId 1596: Warning: This Job is not an >> Accurate backup so is not equivalent to a

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-03 Thread Josh Fisher via Bacula-users
On 11/2/22 14:13, Marco Gaiarin wrote: Mandi! Marco Gaiarin In chel di` si favelave... Pool definition: Pool { Name = VDMTMS1FilePool Pool Type = Backup Volume Use Duration = 1 week Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recy

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-03 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
I think "Warning: Insufficient Backups to Keep." is an error. You can debug it with the "setdebug" command or "-d500" execution option. Else you can check in source code. R. śr., 2 lis 2022 o 22:11 Marco Gaiarin napisał(a): > Mandi! Marco Gaiarin > In chel di` si favelave... > > > Pool defini

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-11-02 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Marco Gaiarin In chel di` si favelave... > Pool definition: > Pool { > Name = VDMTMS1FilePool > Pool Type = Backup > Volume Use Duration = 1 week > Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically > recycle Volumes > AutoPrune = ye

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-24 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Josh Fisher via Bacula-users In chel di` si favelave... > If the client is on the other end of a 10Mbps link, then the options are > to make the initial full backup over the slow link or temporarily move > the client to the site where Dir/SD runs just to make the initial full > backup.

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-24 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski In chel di` si favelave... > I never used rsnapshot with tapes and I'm very curious how do you "put a > rsnapshot backup on tape"? > How? What command do you use? Do you use any external tools for that, i.e. a > tar? I simply install a bacula client on the same rsyn

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-23 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, pt., 21 paź 2022 o 12:11 Marco Gaiarin napisał(a): > Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski > In chel di` si favelave... > > > I never used rsnapshot with tapes, so I'm just curious how you manage it > to > > span multiple tapes? > > Aaa... sorry, a total misunderstanding, here! > > it is

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-21 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski In chel di` si favelave... > I never used rsnapshot with tapes, so I'm just curious how you manage it to > span multiple tapes? Aaa... sorry, a total misunderstanding, here! I simply mean that, if a need a 'second level backup' it is easy to put a rsnapshot

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-19 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, niedz., 16 paź 2022 o 18:31 Marco Gaiarin napisał(a): > Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski > In chel di` si favelave... > > >> Ah, simply i put on tape the 'alpha.0' directory, the 'most recent > backup' > >> in rsnapshot lingo. > >> It is marely a folder with all the file within. > > So you

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-17 Thread Josh Fisher via Bacula-users
On 10/16/22 12:21, Marco Gaiarin wrote: Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski In chel di` si favelave... ... I do not understand your requirements. What is an "initial backup" you want to make? Are you referring to the first Full backup which has to be executed on the client? Exactly. VirtualFull c

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-16 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski In chel di` si favelave... >> Ah, simply i put on tape the 'alpha.0' directory, the 'most recent backup' >> in rsnapshot lingo. >> It is marely a folder with all the file within. > So you are using a tar command for that, right? Then how do you restore data > directl

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-13 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, pon., 10 paź 2022 o 14:32 Marco Gaiarin napisał(a): > Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski > In chel di` si favelave... > > > I'm not familiar with rsnapshot, but I'm curious how you manage rsnapshot > > archives on tape libraries which span multiple tape cartridges (other > media)? > > Ah, sim

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-10-10 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Radosław Korzeniewski In chel di` si favelave... > I'm not familiar with rsnapshot, but I'm curious how you manage rsnapshot > archives on tape libraries which span multiple tape cartridges (other media)? Ah, simply i put on tape the 'alpha.0' directory, the 'most recent backup' in rsnap

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-09-29 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, wt., 27 wrz 2022 o 22:41 Marco Gaiarin napisał(a): > > Defining a backup strategy, we are evaluating our previous different > policies, mostly based on Bacula and rsnapshot. > > Bacula here is used with different media (tape, tape library, virtual > changer with RDX disks, ...) but we are

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull, file storage, rsnapshot-like...

2022-09-27 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Defining a backup strategy, we are evaluating our previous different policies, mostly based on Bacula and rsnapshot. Bacula here is used with different media (tape, tape library, virtual changer with RDX disks, ...) but we are considering for this a 'File' storage type. The goal is to have a

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull Copy

2019-05-06 Thread Andrea Venturoli
Hello. I know this question came up in the past, but perhaps things have changed in the last years... I've got a setup where i backup a couple of servers to a NAS (using Full/Diff/Inc schedule) daily. Then once a week I need to "copy" the most recent backup to an external HD (so to have an o

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull backup incorrect Level

2016-07-15 Thread Eric Bollengier
Hello, On 07/15/2016 01:19 PM, Wanderlei Huttel wrote: > Hello Eric > > Thanks for response, but I was looking in src/jcr.h .code and I found > this below, so I thought bacula should save the correct Level code. > > /* Backup/Verify level code. These are stored in the DB */ > #define L_FULL

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull backup incorrect Level

2016-07-15 Thread Wanderlei Huttel
Hello Eric Thanks for response, but I was looking in src/jcr.h .code and I found this below, so I thought bacula should save the correct Level code. /* Backup/Verify level code. These are stored in the DB */ #define L_FULL 'F' /* Full backup */ #define L_INCREMENTAL

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull backup incorrect Level

2016-07-15 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, 2016-07-14 20:33 GMT+02:00 Wanderlei Huttel : > I've made some tests to check how it works VirtualFull backup, and it > looks worked fine, but the level of backup was saved in the database with > "F" (Full) not "f" (Virtual Full). > > I'm running Bacula 7.4.2 > > Is this correct? > > Yes,

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull backup incorrect Level

2016-07-14 Thread Eric Bollengier
Hello Wanderlei, On 07/14/2016 08:33 PM, Wanderlei Huttel wrote: > I've made some tests to check how it works VirtualFull backup, and it > looks worked fine, but the level of backup was saved in the database > with "F" (Full) not "f" (Virtual Full). > > I'm running Bacula 7.4.2 > > Is this corre

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull backup incorrect Level

2016-07-14 Thread Wanderlei Huttel
I've made some tests to check how it works VirtualFull backup, and it looks worked fine, but the level of backup was saved in the database with "F" (Full) not "f" (Virtual Full). I'm running Bacula 7.4.2 Is this correct? Best Regards *Wanderlei Hüttel* http://www.huttel.com.br

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull doesn't work job in "R" (running status)

2016-03-11 Thread Carlos Miranda Molina
Hello Everyone! I'm trying to use bacula Virtual Full in my lab-environment, unfortunately doesn't work yet and I don't know how to resolve. My actual status is: VirtualFull job read Full pool + Incremental pool correctly, identify all filles for make a Virtual Full but doesn't continue, stuck in

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-07 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Good afternoon :) , I tested in that version and didn’t work… that was the reason of the question… perhaps it’s done in 7.0? Regards, El 07/05/2014, a las 14:19, Xabier Elkano escribió: > Hi Egoitz, > > I cannot confirm the fix, because I am running version 5.2.12 on my > server, but I thin

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-07 Thread Xabier Elkano
Hi Egoitz, I cannot confirm the fix, because I am running version 5.2.12 on my server, but I think it should be easy to test y you have a running bacula server. Best Regards, Xabier El 07/05/14 09:30, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea escribió: > Hi!, > > Xabier, mates, could anyone confirm this?? > > Thank

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-07 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Hi!, Xabier, mates, could anyone confirm this?? Thank you so much, El 06/05/2014, a las 14:14, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea escribió: > So, finally this all means that you can do a virtual full job and no need to > migrate is needed anymore ? neither > for doing a new virtual full or perform some k

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-06 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
So, finally this all means that you can do a virtual full job and no need to migrate is needed anymore ? neither for doing a new virtual full or perform some kind of restoration?. Best regards, El 06/05/2014, a las 12:40, Xabier Elkano escribió: > > Hi, > > happy to read that this restricti

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-06 Thread Xabier Elkano
Hi, happy to read that this restriction has been removed :-) I am running virtual fulls for almost three years and I'm very happy with them. I had to use them because my servers had a very high load when running full backups jobs. I did a little trick to manage the migration from virtual pool to

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-05 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Good morning Kern, So you mean that even you create a virtual full in a different pool there’s no need to later migrating for operational purposes like using it for a restore or a new virtual full?. Do you mean this? Best regards, El 04/05/2014, a las 14:51, Kern Sibbald escribió: > Hello, >

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-04 Thread Kern Sibbald
Hello, I believe that I have removed the restriction on using a different Pool. Perhaps it is not well documented, in which case if you make it work, as I think a lot of people have done, a patch for the manual would be appreciated. Kern On 04/30/2014 12:45 PM, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea wrote: > Good

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-05-02 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Anyone who knows this please? El 30/04/2014, a las 12:45, Egoitz Aurrekoetxea escribió: > Good morning, > > I’m at this moment doing real full jobs of my servers. I have some slowness > (in backup) with some servers due to it’s activity. I have tested virtual > full jobs > and work like a cha

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull Jobs

2014-04-30 Thread Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Good morning, I’m at this moment doing real full jobs of my servers. I have some slowness (in backup) with some servers due to it’s activity. I have tested virtual full jobs and work like a charm :) but I have one problem; normally I schedule a real full job and I’m done… as virtual full jobs h

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>> Interesting idea but it will then do more compression than it's needed - for >> example, Bacula needs to compress only new/modified files. In the way you >> suggested, kernel will need to compress everything again with every >> VirtualFull backup. >> > >Most of the filesystems that compress d

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread John Drescher
> Interesting idea but it will then do more compression than it's needed - for > example, Bacula needs to compress only new/modified files. In the way you > suggested, kernel will need to compress everything again with every > VirtualFull backup. > Most of the filesystems that compress do that

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>> >> Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups >> >> (it takes ages to complete). >> >If you are using a Virtual Full Backups then you had to run at least >> >one Full Backup on your client. If your VF backups are not >> >compressed then your first Full backup wasn't compr

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>> Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups (it takes >> ages to complete). Is there a way how to compress already backuped files in >> volumes? > >Store the volumes on a filesystem that compresses like btrfs. > Interesting idea but it will then do more compression tha

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread John Drescher
> Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups (it takes > ages to complete). Is there a way how to compress already backuped files in > volumes? Store the volumes on a filesystem that compresses like btrfs. John ---

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread Konstantin Khomoutov
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:26:07 +0100 "azurIt" wrote: > >> Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups > >> (it takes ages to complete). > >If you are using a Virtual Full Backups then you had to run at least > >one Full Backup on your client. If your VF backups are not > >com

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>Hello, > >2013/3/25 azurIt > >> Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups (it >> takes ages to complete). >> > >If you are using a Virtual Full Backups then you had to run at least one >Full Backup on your client. If your VF backups are not compressed then your >first Ful

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, 2013/3/25 azurIt > Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups (it > takes ages to complete). > If you are using a Virtual Full Backups then you had to run at least one Full Backup on your client. If your VF backups are not compressed then your first Full backup wa

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you. >> >> >> > >> >You cannot enable compression for a Job. You can enable compression for a >> >FileSet. If you want to have a VirtualFull compressed enable it for a >> >fileset. >> >> I did this but VirtualFull bac

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, 2013/3/25 azurIt > >> Hi, > >> > >> how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you. > >> > > > >You cannot enable compression for a Job. You can enable compression for a > >FileSet. If you want to have a VirtualFull compressed enable it for a > >fileset. > > I did this bu

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
>> Hi, >> >> how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you. >> > >You cannot enable compression for a Job. You can enable compression for a >FileSet. If you want to have a VirtualFull compressed enable it for a >fileset. I did this but VirtualFull backups are not compressed, on

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread Radosław Korzeniewski
Hello, 2013/3/25 azurIt > Hi, > > how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you. > You cannot enable compression for a Job. You can enable compression for a FileSet. If you want to have a VirtualFull compressed enable it for a fileset. best regards -- Radosław Korzeniewski r

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 Thread azurIt
Hi, how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you. azur -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sf

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull and NextPool definitions, good practice to "create a loop" ?

2013-02-24 Thread Adrian Reyer
Hi Christian, On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 09:23:05AM +0100, Masopust, Christian wrote: > I've now defined the necessary two pools but am unsure now if it is a good > practice to > create a "loop" in these pools: > I googled a lot and found some concerns that these configuration can cause a > deadloc

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull and NextPool definitions, good practice to "create a loop" ?

2013-02-22 Thread Masopust, Christian
Dear all, I'm currently completely redefining my Bacula setup and plan now to use Virtual Full backups for some of my bigger servers. I've now defined the necessary two pools but am unsure now if it is a good practice to create a "loop" in these pools: Pool { Name = Pool1 Next Pool

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-12 Thread Jose Blanco
I think we both are using bacula in a very similar way. My offsite storage is only to be used in case of catastrophe. I too make a copy of the catalog and bacula configuration files to the external HD. I also add an Ubuntu live CD image just in case. Thanks for your script. I'm confident I'll be

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-11 Thread James Harper
I have a backup_catalog_pre and backup_catalog_post scripts. The _pre script just calls the catalog backup script so it can be backed up by the job. The _post script is on the end of this email. It gathers any volumes associated with jobs in the offsite pool and purges them. Then for good measur

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-11 Thread Jose Blanco
I was thinking of doing something similar although manually since my scripting skills are a little bit rusted. I would love to see your script if you don't mind -Original Message- From: James Harper [mailto:james.har...@bendigoit.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:14 PM To: Jose Bla

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-10 Thread James Harper
> I have a problem with VirtualFull and I don't know whether this behavior is by > design or I messed up my configuration: > > I'm trying to run a Virtualfull backup but bacula is trying to read the last > virtualfull (which is stored offsite) so it fails. I thought bacula would > construct > a V

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-10 Thread Josh Fisher
On 7/9/2012 4:38 PM, Jose Blanco wrote: > > I have a problem with VirtualFull and I don’t know whether this > behavior is by design or I messed up my configuration: > > I’m trying to run a Virtualfull backup but bacula is trying to read > the last virtualfull (which is stored offsite) so it fail

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2012-07-09 Thread Jose Blanco
I have a problem with VirtualFull and I don't know whether this behavior is by design or I messed up my configuration: I'm trying to run a Virtualfull backup but bacula is trying to read the last virtualfull (which is stored offsite) so it fails. I thought bacula would construct a VirtualFull f

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull please mount volume message

2012-01-31 Thread Tom
I eventuelly copied the volume files into the other directory and changed the definition of the second file device to that folder. This works as he is now able to locate the volume. For now it will work, but if the data grows I will have to come up with a different solution as the volume will b

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull please mount volume message

2012-01-31 Thread Xabier Elkano
El 30/01/12 09:22, Tom escribió: > Hello, > > this is my setup. I defined 2 filebased storage devices, file-1 and > file-2. They are mapped to the folder /bacula-stor/file-1 and > /bacula-stor/file-2. I defined 2 pools, pool-1 and pool-2, that are > mapped to the storage devices. Pool-1 has his

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull please mount volume message

2012-01-30 Thread Tom
Hello, this is my setup. I defined 2 filebased storage devices, file-1 and file-2. They are mapped to the folder /bacula-stor/file-1 and /bacula-stor/file-2. I defined 2 pools, pool-1 and pool-2, that are mapped to the storage devices. Pool-1 has his Next Pool directive set to pool-2. I have

Re: [Bacula-users] Virtualfull

2011-12-01 Thread Thomas Mueller
On 01.12.2011 13:42, Miikael Havelock Nilson wrote: > Hello, > > > I have a small question. When virtualfull is made will data pass trought the > director? Question is in the case the storage is on low bandwith will data > move from storage to director and back to storage or storage to storage? >

[Bacula-users] Virtualfull

2011-12-01 Thread Miikael Havelock Nilson
Hello, I have a small question. When virtualfull is made will data pass trought the director? Question is in the case the storage is on low bandwith will data move from storage to director and back to storage or storage to storage? Miikael ---

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull and Base Jobs

2011-10-22 Thread Pablo Marques
question: I have a Base job for a server. Full backups based on the Base Job run successfully. Incrementals run also fine. When I run a VirtualFull job the end result is not a Full backup but an Incremental one, based (I guess) on the last Incrementals. If I try to restore from the VirtualF

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2011-04-23 Thread J. Echter
ok, here seems to be the solution: http://www.bacula.org/manuals/en/concepts/concepts/Migration_Copy.html would be nice to mention this section in the manual ;) greets. -- Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise Lean softw

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2011-04-20 Thread J. Echter
Am 19.04.2011 13:37, schrieb J. Echter: > Hi, > > i try to set up VirtualFull backups. > > I have 3 pools, inc- diff- and full > > what do i have to put into my pool definitions? > > as far as my understanding is i can use NextPool = full in my full pool > directive, but if i use this bacula stays

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull

2011-04-19 Thread J. Echter
Hi, i try to set up VirtualFull backups. I have 3 pools, inc- diff- and full what do i have to put into my pool definitions? as far as my understanding is i can use NextPool = full in my full pool directive, but if i use this bacula stays with waiting on storage file. greets juergen ---

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull multiple tape libraries

2011-03-11 Thread Andreas Ulm
Hi, we've 2 tape libraries (tl) with one media changer for each tl. tl-1 type LTO-4 tl-2 type LTO-5 At the moment we use LTO-4 tapes for both tl. In bacula we've configured them using the following media type setting: tl-1: LTO4 tl-2: LTO5 Our differential and incremental jobs use tl-1 and tl

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-08 Thread Dan Langille
On 1/7/2011 7:02 PM, penne...@sapo.pt wrote: > > > Citando Jim Barber: > >> Yes I am. >> I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. >> The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. >>I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. >> Then after the increment

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-08 Thread Jesper Krogh
On 2011-01-06 23:00, James Harper wrote: >> Hi >> >> Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? >> Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? >> > I'm not, but can tell you it's probably not a good idea - you'd end up > with extra wear and tear on your tape drives, as well as

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread Blake Dunlap
> I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. > The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. > > I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. > Then after the incremental backups are finished on Friday I consolidate > them into a VirtualFull backup. > > For a VirtualFull backup to wor

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread Jim Barber
On 8/01/2011 8:02 AM, penne...@sapo.pt wrote: > PS : Do you know if replacing full with virtualfull is possible for > standard disk based storage deamons ? > > i taught that one can not read and write simultaneously from the same > SD. so you cannot create a virtuallfull from the previous virtual

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-07 Thread penne296
Citando Jim Barber : > Yes I am. > I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. > The technique can't work if you only have one tape drive. > I'm taking incremental backups Mon-Fri. > Then after the incremental backups are finished on Friday I > consolidate the

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread Jim Barber
On 7/01/2011 3:31 AM, Jesper Krogh wrote: Hi Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? Thanks. Yes I am. I am using a TL2000 tape library with two drives. The technique can't work if yo

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread James Harper
> Hi > > Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? > Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? > I'm not, but can tell you it's probably not a good idea - you'd end up with extra wear and tear on your tape drives, as well as greatly reduced performance while the target ta

[Bacula-users] VirtualFull using tape drives

2011-01-06 Thread Jesper Krogh
Hi Anyone doing VirtualFull backups using tapedrives only? Can they shortly describe their setup? pro/con/etc? Thanks. -- Jesper -- Learn how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) One Node allows customers to consolida

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-14 Thread ebollengier
Hello, Graham Keeling wrote: > > Hello, > > I now believe that the 'taking hours' problem that I was having was > down to having additional indexes on my File table, as Eric suggested. > > I am using mysql-5.0.45. > > I had these indexes: > JobId > JobId, PathId, FilenameId > PathId > Filena

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-13 Thread Graham Keeling
Hello, I now believe that the 'taking hours' problem that I was having was down to having additional indexes on my File table, as Eric suggested. I am using mysql-5.0.45. I had these indexes: JobId JobId, PathId, FilenameId PathId FilenameId Now I have these indexes: JobId JobId, PathId, Filena

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-09 Thread Graham Keeling
On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 05:27:44AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > I'm really thinking that the problem is on the MySQL side (bad version > perhaps), or on your > modifications (my tests shows that with a FilenameId, PathId index, results > are 10 times slower than > with the default indexes) > > What

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-09 Thread ebollengier
Graham Keeling wrote: > >> > I don't understand this at all. >> > If you cannot trust the JobIds or FileIds in the File table, then the >> > postgres >> > query is also broken. The postgres query doesn't even mention JobTDate. >> > In fact, the postgres query is using StartTime to do the orderi

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-09 Thread Graham Keeling
On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 12:29:05PM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > Graham Keeling wrote: > > > > On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 07:44:14AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> > >> Graham Keeling wrote: > >> > > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > I'm still waiting for my test database to fill up

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-08 Thread ebollengier
Graham Keeling wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 07:44:14AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> Graham Keeling wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > I'm still waiting for my test database to fill up with Eric's data >> > (actually, >> > it's full now, but generating the right inde

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-08 Thread Graham Keeling
On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 07:44:14AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > > Hello, > > > Graham Keeling wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm still waiting for my test database to fill up with Eric's data > > (actually, > > it's full now, but generating the right indexes is taking lots of time). > > > > >

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-08 Thread ebollengier
Hello, Graham Keeling wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm still waiting for my test database to fill up with Eric's data > (actually, > it's full now, but generating the right indexes is taking lots of time). > > > But, I have another proposed solution, better than the last one I made. > > My previou

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-08 Thread Graham Keeling
Hello, I'm still waiting for my test database to fill up with Eric's data (actually, it's full now, but generating the right indexes is taking lots of time). But, I have another proposed solution, better than the last one I made. My previous solution was still taking a very very long time for a

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-08 Thread Graham Keeling
On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 09:58:51AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > > > ebollengier wrote: > > > > > > Graham Keeling wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 08:22:09AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > >>> I tweaked my test to compare both queries, and it shows no difference > >>> with > >>> and withou

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-07 Thread ebollengier
ebollengier wrote: > > > Graham Keeling wrote: >> >> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 08:22:09AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: >>> I tweaked my test to compare both queries, and it shows no difference >>> with >>> and without base job part... If you want to test queries on your side >>> with >>> your data,

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-07 Thread ebollengier
Graham Keeling wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 08:22:09AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: >> I tweaked my test to compare both queries, and it shows no difference >> with >> and without base job part... If you want to test queries on your side >> with >> your data, you can download my tool (accurat

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-07 Thread Graham Keeling
On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 08:22:09AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: > I tweaked my test to compare both queries, and it shows no difference with > and without base job part... If you want to test queries on your side with > your data, you can download my tool (accurate-test.pl) on > http://bacula.git.sour

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull mysql query blocks other jobs for a long time

2010-04-07 Thread ebollengier
ebollengier wrote: > > > > Graham Keeling wrote: >> >> On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 09:01:13AM -0700, ebollengier wrote: >>> Hello Graham, >> >> Hello, thanks for your reply. >> >>> Graham Keeling wrote: >>> > >>> > Is there anything I can do that would speed it up? >>> > Perhaps even more impo

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