Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] volume retention question

2008-08-25 09:13:20
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] volume retention question
From: Ronald Buder <rbuder AT proficom-ag DOT de>
To: Mikel Jimenez <mikel AT irontec DOT com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:12:43 +0200 (CEST)
Hi

>Hello
>What happend if I make full backup day 1 of the month and incremental
>backups 2-30th and I have incremental volume retention to 21 days?
>
>The 28th of the month what I can recover?

As with every other backup system, Bacula should eventually notice the
gap in the incrementals and perform a full backup at the 23rd. I havn't
testet that scenario and would not dare do so in a production
environment. I would, depending on the activity of the client, also
recommend differential backups, say once a week. Incrementals always
refer to the last incremental, differentials refer to the last full or
differential backup. Give it a differential job, say on the 14th (halb a
month) and you're good to go.
 
>Thanks

You're welcome.

Regards, Ronald


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