On 09/09 06:11 , Craig Barratt wrote:
> Rob writes:
> > I just noticed the $Conf{IncrLevels} setting. I'm using rsync and
> > rsyncd as my transport, and I'd like to minimize my network usage since
> > I'm backing up over the internet. I don't care about disk or cpu usage.
> >
> > Does setting:
> > $Conf{IncrLevels} = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
> > do anything to reduce my network usage? Or does rsync and the pooling
> > mechanism already take care of that "behind the scenes".
>
> Yes, it will reduce the network usage. In 3.x each incremental depends
> on the backup of the next lower level, so this means a new file that
> appears after the last full will only be transferred once.
>
> Craig
Is there any reason for this not to be set, or even to be the default?
--
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com
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