Re: [BackupPC-users] Two Hosts mutual exclusive?
2009-09-14 15:32:34
Christian Völker wrote:
>
> is there a chance to prevent two (or more...) hosts (or groups) being
> backed up at the same time?
>
> I have a couple of virtual machines residing on the same physical host.
> Sthey shouldn't be backed up together.
>
> Using the ping timeout doesn't work as there is enough bandwith on the
> network. But I don't want to reduce the storage bandwith with two (or
> more) backups at the same time.
>
> I know, I can set the maximum number of backups to 1 thus getting the
> result I want. But this would be valid for the independent other
> machines, too. So for those where I don't mind them being backed up at
> the same time.
>
> Any ideas? Or feature request for the next version?
You can set the BlackoutPeriods so the allowed times don't overlap. Or
it might be good enough to force a run at a time you'd like and let the
near 24hr scheduling keep the cycle.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
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