Networker

Re: [Networker] Full Backups Each Run

2010-10-04 15:53:08
Subject: Re: [Networker] Full Backups Each Run
From: Chester Martin <cmartin AT SPP DOT ORG>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:52:07 -0500
I tried to keep it simple, when it ran fulls everyday I put in the overrides.  
Whenever I look at it while it's backing up it shows "full" instead of "incr".  
This is a backup of a clustered server, backing up the drives through the 
virtual name and using "curphyhost" in the storage node field.

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Subject: [Networker] Full Backups Each Run

Thierry FAIDHERBE wrote:
> 
> By the way, I would rewrite our directive as following
> 
> incr incr incr incr incr incr skip
> 
> overrides:
> full monday every week
> 
> 
> Finally,I would prefer level 1 than incr, in case of recovery, you 
> will be faster recovering full followed by last differential rather 
> than full and all incr one after the other.
> 
> in this case :
> 1 1 1 1 1 1 skip
> 
> overrides:
> full monday every week

I would try to keep the setup as simple as possible and not use overrides for 
this one.  I see no reason for it, you've got a weekly cycle, which can be set 
by a vanilla schedule "i f i i i i s" or "1 f 1 1 1 1 s".

2.  Why do you think it's a full backup everyday, by looking at client index 
which says "full" everyday, or judging by a savesets' size?  If index says 
"full" everyday - go through all your settings, sometimes needlessly complex 
settings masquerade the error.  Maybe try to blow all yoursettings and create 
fresh.  If index says "incremental", but size is same as full - look at your 
client.  Are you by any chance backing up a readonly FS?  What kind of client 
is it?

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