Look good, but I think you should remove
File = /opt/virtual/images
from the Exclude clause.
__Martin
>>>>> On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:35:27 +0000, Polcari, Joe (Contractor) said:
>
> So I can't quite grasp this.
> I have a directory which is part of / that contains virtual disk images,
> /opt/virtual/images.
> I think I want to set that directory to do sparse files since I don't
> allocate the complete disk when I create a VM.
> So I start with:
>
> FileSet {
> Name = puppetmaster-fileset
> Include {
> Options {
> signature = MD5
> noatime = yes
> }
> File = /boot
> File = /
> File = /var/lib/mysql
> }
> Exclude {
> File = /var/spool/bacula
> File = /tmp
> File = /proc
> File = /tmp
> File = /.journal
> File = /.fsck
> }
> }
>
> I should change it to:
>
> FileSet {
> Name = puppetmaster-fileset
> Include {
> Options {
> signature = MD5
> noatime = yes
> }
> File = /boot
> File = /
> File = /var/lib/mysql
> }
> Exclude {
> File = /opt/virtual/images
> File = /var/spool/bacula
> File = /tmp
> File = /proc
> File = /tmp
> File = /.journal
> File = /.fsck
> }
> Include {
> Options {
> signature = MD5
> noatime = yes
> sparse = yes
> }
> File = /opt/virtual/images
> }
>
> Is that right?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Arlofski [mailto:waa-bacula AT revpol DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:24 PM
> To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] How to make bacula handle sparse files correctly
>
> On 11/24/2014 12:14 PM, Polcari, Joe (Contractor) wrote:
> > I added an instance of docker to one of my systems. This added a sparse
> > file of 10 GB with a "real" size of 100 GB.
> > This should have only added 10GB to my full backup but it added 100GB.
> > Is there any way to tell bacula to handle sparse files correctly?
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> There is an option for the Include stanza of a Fileset:
>
> sparse = yes
>
> Which works correctly with sparse files. We had to add this option to one of
> our filesets when a newer version of of our mail server changed one of its db
> files to sparse file.
>
> > If so, why isn't this the default? Shouldn't it be?
>
> Not sure. Unless the code that deals with sparse files adds additional
> overhead when it is typically not required.
>
> With our setup, I have _one_ file that is sparse so it is excluded using the
> wild = option in the bigger Include stanza of a Fileset, then Included
> specifically in a File = option in the second Include stanza which has the
> sparse = yes option.
>
>
> Maybe someone else can comment re: default being sparse = no
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill
>
>
> --
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