On Saturday 17 May 2008 11:24:52 Robert LeBlanc wrote:
> Does this mean that Bacula is now correctly identifying files that have
> been deleted or moved
Yes, this is true in the development version if you explicitly enable Accurate
backups.
> so that the Synthetic backup is identical to a
> full back-up?
Yes, provided the above conditions are met.
> I know this was an issue that prevented this feature in
> the past.
The projects are totally separate. The Accurate backup feature was not
preventing a Consolidation -- obviously if the consolidation is made without
accurate backup, it will not be equivalent to a "real" Full backup.
Kern
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bacula-users-bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> > [mailto:bacula-users-
> > bounces AT lists.sourceforge DOT net] On Behalf Of Kern Sibbald
> > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 6:40 AM
> > To: bacula-users; bacula-devel
> > Subject: [Bacula-users] Synthetic Full backup or Consolidation
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am considering putting a first cut of job consolidation into the
>
> next
>
> > version of Bacula -- see item #3 on the y, Projects list "Merge
>
> multiple
>
> > backups (Synthetic Backup or Consolidation)"
> >
> > I'm considering the possibility of implementing it as a sort of
>
> sub-option
>
> > of
> > Migration and Copy jobs. The advantage is that virtually all the
> > necessary
> > code exists, and by using Migration and Copy, the Consolidate can
>
> either
>
> > be
> > a "move" or a "copy" operation.
> >
> > Currently, unless I am forgetting something, the "Level" field of the
> > Migration and Copy is ignored. I'm considering to take it over and
>
> add
>
> > two
> > new level options:
> >
> > 1. Level = Consolidate
> >
> > 2. Level = Optimized Consolidate
> >
> > When either of these two levels are specified, Bacula would require a
> >
> > Selection Type = Job
> >
> > and
> >
> > Selection Pattern = xxx
> >
> > where xxx in the selection pattern *must* resolve to a single job
>
> name.
>
> > Bacula would then search for the prior Full backup and all backups
>
> after
>
> > that
> > and consolidate them together producing an new Full job, the old jobs
> > would
> > be pruned if you were running a Migration and left untouched if you
>
> are
>
> > running a Copy (note copy is implement in development branch).
> >
> > Finally the difference between a Consolidate and an Optimized
>
> Consolidate
>
> > is
> > that a Consolidate simply copies (or moves) all files previously
>
> backed
>
> > up.
> > This means that all the files in the Differential and Incremental jobs
>
> are
>
> > will have a prior version most likely in the full, so the restore will
>
> be
>
> > less than optimal.
> >
> > With the Optimized Consolidate, Bacula will read in all the meta data
>
> from
>
> > the
> > catalog, and ensure that only the most current version of any file is
> > written. This requires a lot of memory (it needs to invoke the
>
> restore
>
> > tree
> > memory code) and takes some time, but it does produce optimized
>
> results.
>
> > The other way of doing this is to define a new Type called Consolidate
>
> (or
>
> > Optimized Consolidate) and write new code.
> >
> > The advantage that I see of doing it as a migrate or copy job is that
> > later we
> > may extend the code to permit additional features. For example, I
>
> could
>
> > imagine that one might want to consolidate only part of the jobs (say
>
> all
>
> > the
> > incremental jobs, ...).
> >
> > I would appreciate comments on this.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Kern
>
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