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Re: [BackupPC-users] Any way to pause running backups to speed up a restore operation?

2008-06-14 13:41:20
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Any way to pause running backups to speed up a restore operation?
From: Tino Schwarze <backuppc.lists AT tisc DOT de>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:40:21 +0200
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 09:53:10AM -0500, Sean Carolan wrote:
> I am attempting to restore a backup, however the running backup jobs
> are making it run extremely slow.  Rather than playing whack-a-mole
> with all the running backup jobs is there any way to simply "pause"
> all running backups so that the restore can complete more quickly?

BackupPC doesn't offer that feature. But you can simply send a SIGSTOP
to all running BackupPC_dump processes and a SIGCNT after your restore
finished.

Tino.oO(Might be worth a feature - the transfer process PIDs are known
AFAIK.)

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