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Re: [Bacula-users] run full backup in bconsole butitruns incremental after one full?

2009-05-24 14:31:37
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] run full backup in bconsole butitruns incremental after one full?
From: Zhengquan Zhang <zhang.zhengquan AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 13:24:41 -0500
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 02:59:31PM +0300, Timo Neuvonen wrote:
> >From Bacula manual (concerning "level" in job definition):
> ----
> The Level directive specifies the default Job level to
> be run. Each different Job Type (Backup, Restore, ...) has a different
> set of Levels that can be specified. The Level is normally overridden
> by a different value that is specified in the Schedule resource.
> This directive is not required, but must be specified either by a Level
> directive or as an override specified in the Schedule resource.
> ----
> 
> So, you have to specify level *somewhere*, either in the job definition, or 
> in the shedule, and nothing technically prevents you specifying it in the 
> both places as well.
> 
> The one specified in the job definition is a default that may be overridden 
> elsewhere: in the schedule, or on command line when running a job manually. 
> If you want to control the default that is offered to you when running jobs 
> manually from the command line, then you have to define the level (at least) 
> in the job definition.
> 
> Specifying it in the job definition allows you not to repeat it every time 
> if you had several lines (to be run on the same level) in your schedule. The 
> decision where to do it, is up to you. Just choose the way you feel most 
> comfortable with.

Thanks Timo, Now I figured that the default run level for a job is
incremental, so if I don't specify the run level in job resources and
when I manually run a job, it will be incremental. the run level
specified in schedule does not matter in this manually run case.

Regards,
Zhengquan


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