Les Mikesell wrote: > Christian Völker wrote: > >> |> If the full backup fails, does it start from scratch every time or are >> |> some files already stored in the backup and used during the next try, so >> |> it'll finish some day? >> | If you are using rsync as the transfer method it will continue >> | approximately where it stopped. >> Hmmm...may I check in some way how many data has been backed up? Even if >> it was a failed full backup? >> I remember it took me several days to initialize the rsnapshot backup. >> But when I check the rsync open files on the server it always stays in >> the same folder... >> > > The web interface should show a 'partial' until the backup completes. I > don't have one in that state so I'm not sure how much other info you > get.
A partial backup shows everything that a completed full or incremental does (#Files, Size/MB for existing and new as well as MB/sec). It's browseable just like a full or incremental. I'm not sure if you get a history, as a more complete partial replaces a less complete one. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/