Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 14:14:36
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:11:29 -0500
On 02/11/11 12:47, David Noriega wrote:
> Sorry for showing my lack of understanding.

Everyone has to start learning somewhere.  :)

> Anyways thanks for the
> insight, but now I'm stuck on the scheduler syntax. If I want to run a
> full backup every other weekend, would I use the following?
> 
> Schedule {
> Run = Level = Full 1st Fri 19:00
> Run = Level = Full 3rd Fri 19:00
> Run = Level = Differential 2nd Fri 19:00
> Run = Level = Differential 4th Fri 19:00
> }

That would work, except for months containing five Fridays.  If you're
just concerned about alternate weeks each month, you probably need a
"5th Fri" line, probably with an extra Differential.  If you want
STRICTLY alternate weeks, with 26 Full backups per year, you need to do
this a little differently:

Schedule {
   Name = "Alternate Weeks"
   Run = Level = Full w00 w02 w04 w06 ... w50 w52 Fri 19:00
   Run = Level = Differential w01 w03 w05 w07 ... w51 w53 Fri 19:00
}

> Also for running incrementals during the week, how can I have it not
> run during business hours? ie incremental job starts monday and has
> till thursday, but to be 'paused' from 9am-5pm?

If your incremental backups run for *four days*, how big is your backup
set and how long are your full backup jobs...?


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