On 01/06/11 12:54, Mister IT Guru wrote:
> Okay, I see the point of Virtual Full Backup - this is to be done 
> without talking to the client at call, (i did know that! I've been doing 
> my homework!) Well, now that I'm looking at the virtual backup in the 
> capacity in which it was intended, it seems that a virtual full backup, 
> is an amalgamation of the current files stored within bacula. So 
> effectively it's a point in time snapshot from when the last 
> differential, or incremental finished for that client?

Yes, that's a very good way to look at it.

> I would still prefer to have the latest files from the client packed 
> into this job, but I do understand, that even the very best backups 
> really are just a point in time snapshot. Well, I'm a little upset to 
> come to this realisation with regards to the theory of it - In practical 
> terms, will a virtual full cause a new volume to be created?

No, it should create no new media, as no new data is copied, only new DB
records.


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