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Re: [BackupPC-users] How do I expire backups from disabled hosts?

2009-04-01 18:09:10
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] How do I expire backups from disabled hosts?
From: Tino Schwarze <backuppc.lists AT tisc DOT de>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:01:23 +0200
On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 10:50:18AM -0800, Chris Robertson wrote:

> > I've got several retired hosts and want to keep only the latest backup
> > from them. I've set $Config{BackupsDisable}=2 in the server's config.pl
> > and $Config{FullKeepCntMin}=1 but backups are still kept (I see these
> > values if I edit the config via web interface).
> >   
> 
> You can edit values for hosts individually.  Use the drop down box, or 
> click a link (from the Host Summary page, or the LOG file etc.) to get 
> to the Host Backup Summary.  On the right hand side, there is an Edit 
> Config link (two actually, one for the host and one for the general 
> config).  Change the IncrKeepCnt and/or FullKeepCnt for the host under 
> Schedule.  Make sure the box next to Override is checked.

I actually added these values manually to the config.pl of the hosts,
then verified using the web interface that they're recognised.

> Obviously you could also just create or edit the host specific config 
> files directly, but using the web interface is probably less error prone.
> > BackupPC still tries to ping these hosts (unsuccessfully).
> >   
> 
> Fixed in 3.2.  From 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT 
> net/msg13757.html:
> 
> * Changed bin/BackupPC_dump to not ping or lookup the host if
>   $Conf{BackupsDisable} is set.  Requested by John Rouillard.

Will a ping failure als hinder expiry?

Hm, actually, it doesn't matter since I've got hosts which are still
online (but out of our support), whose backups are not expired either.

Thanks,

Tino.

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