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> $Conf{BlackoutPeriods} = [
> {
> hourBegin => 4.0,
> hourEnd => 21.0,
> weekDays => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
> },
> ];
>
> ...and restarted backuppc. When I got home tonight, it did the same
> thing, backed up as soon as I hit the door. Will this work or does the
> blackout period in config.pl override individual periods in the
> per-host config files?
The blackout settings may be ignored because the host wasn't seen on the
network - ping failed too often. See documentation on:
$Conf{BlackoutBadPingLimit} = 3;
$Conf{BlackoutGoodCnt} = 7;
PCs that are always or often on the network can be backed up after
hours, to reduce PC, network and server load during working hours. For
each PC a count of consecutive good pings is maintained. Once a PC has
at least $Conf{BlackoutGoodCnt} consecutive good pings it is subject to
``blackout'' and not backed up during hours and days specified by
$Conf{BlackoutPeriods}.
To allow for periodic rebooting of a PC or other brief periods when
a PC is not on the network, a number of consecutive bad pings is allowed
before the good ping count is reset. This parameter is
$Conf{BlackoutBadPingLimit}.
Note that bad and good pings don't occur with the same interval. If
a machine is always on the network, it will only be pinged roughly once
every $Conf{IncrPeriod} (eg: once per day). So a setting for
$Conf{BlackoutGoodCnt} of 7 means it will take around 7 days for a
machine to be subject to blackout. On the other hand, if a ping is
failed, it will be retried roughly every time BackupPC wakes up, eg,
every one or two hours. So a setting for $Conf{BlackoutBadPingLimit} of
3 means that the PC will lose its blackout status after 3-6 hours of
unavailability.
You may want to set $Conf{PingCmd} = '/bin/true'; to disable the ping
feature.
Regards
Daniel
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