Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-12-11 Thread Thing
doing a find and drop_mysql_tables isnt on my system, has its name changed? On 2 November 2015 at 08:01, Thing wrote: > Hi, > > Reading the FAQ, > > cd /src/cats >./drop_mysql_tables >./make_mysql_tables > > > Then just format the disk to wipe the volumes? > > Anything else needed to

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-05 Thread Bryn Hughes
It's worth considering a filesystem that supports error detection/correction such as ZFS... Though to really make use of that you need to have a machine with ECC RAM. Not sure what all you have for a layout, but bitflips in backup data can make for a bad time. Generally speaking I doubt you'll

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-03 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 11/03/15 15:23, Thing wrote: > Hmm is there any difference in performance between file system types, > ext4 and XFS? XFS was developed by SGI as a media system, and its design is optimized for long streaming reads and writes. Nevertheless, it performs enough better than ext4 at short random I/

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-03 Thread Thing
Hmm is there any difference in performance between file system types, ext4 and XFS? hence why I pondered a re-format. On 2 November 2015 at 14:36, Randy Katz wrote: > Yes, however, formatting the disk is a bit extreme, you can just go to the > designated > directory and remove all the files,

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-01 Thread Randy Katz
pss the correct way to find the working directory is to look for it in bacula-dir.conf: WorkingDirectory = On 11/1/2015 11:01 AM, Thing wrote: > Hi, > > Reading the FAQ, > > cd /src/cats >./drop_mysql_tables >./make_mysql_tables > > Then just format the disk to wipe the volumes? > > Any

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-01 Thread Randy Katz
ps you could also remove what is it the working directory: /var/bacula/working or /opt/bacula/working though it is not critical On 11/1/2015 11:01 AM, Thing wrote: > Hi, > > Reading the FAQ, > > cd /src/cats >./drop_mysql_tables >./make_mysql_tables > > Then just format the disk to wipe

Re: [Bacula-users] wiping test backups and starting again.

2015-11-01 Thread Randy Katz
Yes, however, formatting the disk is a bit extreme, you can just go to the designated directory and remove all the files, if it takes a while you can background the task: cd /baculabackupdirectory nohup rm -f * & or if you have subdirectories nohup rm -rf * & On 11/1/2015 11:01 AM, Thing wrot