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Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

2009-04-29 08:23:04
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods
From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <chrome AT real-time DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:18:10 -0500
On 04/28 11:03 , Boniforti Flavio wrote:
> Am
> I right if I understand that leaving INCR Backups with IncrLevel=1, means in
> fact that every incremental backup is done in relation to the most recent
> FULL backup? Thus, if I¹d change the level from 1 to 6 (for example) I
> simply would be turning the ³pure incremental² backups into ³differential²
> backups? I mean, in this latter case, incr backups would be done in relation
> to the most recent BACKUP (full or incremental wouldn¹t play a role)?!

close, but not quite. In order for the incremental to be done
against the last incremental, you need to set

$Conf{IncrLevels} = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

(provided you have 6 days of incrementals between fulls)


-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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