Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression

2013-03-25 09:09:57
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] VirtualFull software compression
From: "azurIt" <azurit AT pobox DOT sk>
To:
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:07:11 +0100
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> how can i enable compression for VirtualFull backups? Thank you.
>> >>
>> >
>> >You cannot enable compression for a Job. You can enable compression for a
>> >FileSet. If you want to have a VirtualFull compressed enable it for a
>> >fileset.
>>
>> I did this but VirtualFull backups are not compressed, only incremental
>> backups are. The size of backup is the same as when compression was
>> deactivated, volumes (files) on storage daemon are in cleartext and line
>> 'Software Compression' is completely missing in e-mail notifications.
>> Problem is related *only* to VirtualFull. Any hints?
>>
>>
>This means that your first Full Backup wasn't compressed. Enable
>compression for the first Full backup, not only for the next Incremental.
>Virtual Full backups do not change a contents of the archived files. If
>your first full and next incremental backups will be compressed, then VF
>will be also.


Thank you, this will be the case as i'm *never* doing Full backups (it takes 
ages to complete). Is there a way how to compress already backuped files in 
volumes?

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