Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] how to backup only the latest file of a daily sql backup

2011-02-12 13:34:13
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] how to backup only the latest file of a daily sql backup
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:30:41 -0500
On 02/12/11 03:11, J. Echter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> the problem is, i can't do a Full Backup of this. Reason is first tape
> would be full.
> 
> i do full backups to disk, and also have fulls on the server. so i would
> need only the latest file on tape, just to be sure :)

Suggestion:  Skin the cat a different way.

Dump your Catalog each day to a SQL file, as you are doing now.  Each
day, BEFORE you dump the catalog, move the previous day's dump into a
subdirectory which is not backed up.

Problem solved, in five minutes of shell scripting.


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