On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 03:25:03PM -0400, Timothy J Massey wrote:
> Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell AT digitalkingdom DOT org> wrote on 10/04/2010
> 03:15:29 PM:
>
> > How do I find out which backups are using a lot of disk? We'd
> > like to see if there's a problem with our retention policy,
> > especially on database servers, but I've no insight at all into
> > where all this disk is *going*.
> >
> > Anyone got a script for this?
>
> I don't have a script for this, but if you look at the host page
> for each server, examine the "New Files" section. This will tell
> you which backups are consuming a lot of space (i.e. aren't
> pooling well).
We have 200+ servers getting backed up on here. :)
Good to know where to look, though.
> Database servers have the same problem that mail servers have:
> large files that change each and every single day, and therefore
> consume their full amount of space for each backup you keep.
*nod*
-Robin
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