Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 15:19:19
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: Joseph Spenner <joseph85750 AT yahoo DOT com>, bacula-users <Bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 15:17:21 -0400
> My goal is to have the schedule such that there is always a FULL backup of 
> every host on each set of disks.  I'm not very clear of the syntax of the 
> config file though.  I currently have the default which all my clients are 
> currently using:
>
> Schedule {
>  Name = "WeeklyCycle"
>  Run = Full 1st sun at 23:05
>  Run = Differential 2nd-5th sun at 23:05
>  Run = Incremental mon-sat at 23:05
> }
>
> # This schedule does the catalog. It starts after the WeeklyCycle
> Schedule {
>  Name = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
>  Run = Full sun-sat at 23:10
> }
>
> # This is the backup of the catalog
> FileSet {
>  Name = "Catalog"
>  Include {
>    Options {
>      signature = MD5
>    }
>    File = "/opt/bacula/bin/working/bacula.sql"
>  }
> }
>
>
> How would I configure such that it runs a full backup every 6 "runs"?

Make the full backup weekly in the schedule instead of monthly.

> By default, how many incrementals does it run before a full backup is run?

This is set by your schedule. And in your schedule you say 1 full
backup per month.

John

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