BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] catch up hump

2009-09-25 10:22:44
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] catch up hump
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:50:34 -0500
James Ward wrote:
> My busiest BackupPC server fell very behind before I did some tuning (thanks 
> for your help!) after I upgraded it from 2.x to 3.x due to disk contention 
> between the nightly admin jobs and backups (which I had running 24x7).  I 
> think I have it performing similarly to 2.x now, but it just can't seem to 
> catch up.  It's taking 7-8 days to make full backups of all the clients, and 
> since the full backup period is 6.97, it just keeps making full backups.  
> Should I temporarily or even permanently increase the full backup period to 
> help it get to the point that it can do incrementals?

That would depend on the pattern of data change.  If a lot of files are 
changing the incrementals will keep getting bigger.  If there's not a 
lot of activity, it won't hurt to have longer full intervals.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com




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