Amanda-Users

Re: Full Backup Configuration

2003-01-18 00:01:01
Subject: Re: Full Backup Configuration
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:28:33 -0500
On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 04:53:12PM -0800, Jay Lessert wrote:
> 
> I haven't followed this thread closely (and am not sure why the
> OP is having problems), but I've used 5-out-of-7, 6-out-of-7 and
> 7-out-of-7 configurations configurations with Amanda.  My current
> config is 6-out-of-7.  On the 7th day, a seperate forced-full config
> runs.
> 
> My understanding was that the OP just wanted to run 3-out-of-7, and
> I have *no* idea why that should be any problem at all.

No, the OP wanted a 3 day dumpcycle but only running dumps 5 days a
week, weekdays.  Problem was that Fri -> Mon was an entire dumpcycle
so Monday always gave level 0 of everything, no spreading of levels.

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