On 01/19/11 20:24, Dan Langille wrote:
> On 1/19/2011 7:47 PM, Juergen Zahrer wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> amanda passes the whole archive to the client even if only a few files
>> are restored. that takes a very very long time for
>> one small file in a big dump over 100 Mb.
>> what about bacula? does bacula "unpack and extract" the requested file
>> on a local _fast_ disk and transfer that file over
>> network?
> 
> In short, yes.

More to the point, Bacula seeks directly to the requested file(s) on the
volume and extracts only them in the first place.


-- 
  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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks
Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand 
malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you 
can protect your company and customers by using code signing.
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