Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Virtual Backups - Do we actually need full backups anymore?

2011-01-07 14:17:57
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Virtual Backups - Do we actually need full backups anymore?
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:15:07 -0500
On 01/07/11 12:00, Blake Dunlap wrote:
> I have a specific perl script that runs, and fires off the top x (in our
> case 3) vfulls each morning queued to run, based on what incrementals
> are seen running successfully the night before, and has had no fulls
> within x (in my case 90) days.
> 
> We did this because of the poor scheduling capability of bacula, and the
> desire to have constant aniversary based backups, instead of any kind of
> set "weekend full" backup schedule, which would be impossible to
> complete in a window.
> 
> I am happy to post if anyone wants.

Blake,
By all means post it, and you might want to consider submitting it as a
contributed support script.


-- 
  Phil Stracchino, CDK#2     DoD#299792458     ICBM: 43.5607, -71.355
  alaric AT caerllewys DOT net   alaric AT metrocast DOT net   phil AT 
co.ordinate DOT org
         Renaissance Man, Unix ronin, Perl hacker, Free Stater
                 It's not the years, it's the mileage.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company
that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web.   Learn how to 
best implement a security strategy that keeps consumers' information secure 
and instills the confidence they need to proceed with transactions.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl 
_______________________________________________
Bacula-users mailing list
Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users