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Re: questions regarding incremental backup sizes

2006-11-15 00:33:30
Subject: Re: questions regarding incremental backup sizes
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:27:50 -0500
On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 08:50:42AM -0500, Ren Kanters wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On my backup with dump/runs/tape cycle settings of /4/4/5, I get for  
> every backup done that the size of the dump is the same size as the  
> full backup. When I check the disk files (since I doing backups only  
> to disk) I do indeed see that all the slots have the same sized  
> backup in them.
> 
> My amadmin's disklist output is:
> [amanda@werner amanda]$ amadmin test disklist
> line 1:
>     host werner.richmond.edu:
>         interface default
>     disk /home/rene:
>         program "GNUTAR"
>         priority 1
>         dumpcycle 4
>         maxdumps 1
>         maxpromoteday 10000
>         bumpsize 10240
>         bumpdays 2
>         bumpmult 1.500000
>         strategy STANDARD
>         estimate CLIENT
>         compress CLIENT FAST
>         comprate 0.50 0.50
>         encrypt NONE
>         auth BSD
>         kencrypt NO
>         amandad_path X
>         client_username X
>         ssh_keys X
>         holdingdisk AUTO
>         record NO

It doesn't record when it last did a full backup
so it seems like it must always do the initial
level 0 each run.

>         index YES
>         fallback_splitsize 10Mb
>         skip-incr NO
>         skip-full NO
>         spindle -1
> 
> and my amdump.1 is as attached.
> 
> Just in case this has anything to do with it, my gtar version is  
> 1.13.25.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ren�
> 


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