On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, George Sinclair wrote:

> Subject: [Networker] Running level backups?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> If you run the following level backup schedule on a given client:
>
> week 1: full
> week 2: 5
> week 3: 4
> week 4: 3
> week 5: 2
> week 6: 1
> week 7: 1
> week 8: 1
> week 9: full
>
> Then each level 1, just like all the other levels, should capture all
> changes since the previous full on week 1, not the changes since the
> previous level 1, correct? Also, assuming no files are deleted, and

Correct.

> there are only changes, or additions, each level 1 should grow in size,
> correct? We had a client where the last level 1 was smaller than the

Corrent.

> previous level 1, but in most cases, I've seen it either stay the same
> or grow slightly. I just wanted to make sure it was working. I'm thiking
> that some data must have been deleted jut prior to that last level 1.
>

This does not necessarily indicate a problem.  If I create a 10 GB of new
files during week 6, they will be on week 7's level 1 backup.  If during week
7 I delete those files, they cannot be written to week 8 backup, hence, the
backup will be smaller.

Shelley

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