Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] volume retention question

2008-08-25 09:24:58
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] volume retention question
From: Mikel Jimenez <mikel AT irontec DOT com>
To: Ronald Buder <rbuder AT proficom-ag DOT de>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:24:30 +0200
Mikel Jimenez wrote:
> Ronald Buder wrote:
>   
>> 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
>>
>>   
>>     
> what you recommend me?
> I want to have the capacity to watch a system state for 21 days and no 
> more, I want to volumes go recycling, and no have memory of that system 
> more than 21 days
>
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Some help please

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