Re: [Networker] Archive Bit and Networker
2009-06-17 15:51:21
On 18/06/2009, at 24:37 , tkutil wrote:
What function does the archive bit have in regards to how networker
determines if a file needs to be backed up.
I was running a level 1 backup last night and ran out of tapes. It
looks like it did a level 1 backup, but I think all of the files may
have the archive bit set, so it basically tried to backup everything?
We installed a piece of software called Goldfire, which is used to
search for information within files. We pointed at a few file shares
yesterday and I am wondering if that caused all of these files to be
marked for archive.
By default NetWorker still uses the archive bit for Windows platforms
to determine what to backup. Unfortunately every second programmer and
his or her dog _also_ uses the archive bit on Windows for just about
anything else they damn well please.
This means that when other products that use the archive bit get
installed on systems getting backed up by NetWorker you get this exact
issue.
The trick is to set an environment variable on the backup server
called NSR_AVOID_ARCHIVE. Set it to any value other than "No" - I
usually set it to 1 or YES to make it plainly clear what I'm trying to
do.
Cheers,
Preston.
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