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Re: [Networker] Setting max value for SAVE SET SIZE

2010-06-26 11:17:17
Subject: Re: [Networker] Setting max value for SAVE SET SIZE
From: Tim Mooney <Tim.Mooney AT NDSU DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:16:14 -0500
In regard to: [Networker] Setting max value for SAVE SET SIZE, Matthew...:

Is there any way to set the maximum size for a save set?

Not that I've ever seen.  What are you trying to accomplish (or avoid)?

I have found
the SS cut off value but it can only be set to 4 GB.

This isn't the same thing, and doesn't do what you want.  This setting
was used back in the old days before all components of NetWorker could
handle volumes larger than 2 GiB (the size of a signed 32 bit quantity).
If the NetWorker client encountered a volume larger than that, instead of
creating one e.g. 8 GB saveset, it would create 1 2000 MB saveset and 3
2000 MB continuation savesets, e.g.

        /home
        <1>/home
        <2>/home
        <3>/home

You still sometimes see this crop up if you're using a debug version of
the client or under certain rare circumstances, but generally these days
if you're getting continuation savesets, you have a configuration problem.

You should avoid using the SS cutoff setting.

It *might* be possible to accomplish what you're after using savepnpc, but
I'm not certain.  I don't really understand the what or the why in what
you're asking for, so I can't really give you any good suggestions for
the how.

Tim
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