Peter Walter wrote: > >> Somehow I don't see how having to install, tune, and maintain an >> otherwise unneeded database fits into the concept of abstracting away >> functionality. You have to live with filesystems anyway so you might as >> well learn how to manage them. >> > Les has been a strong advocate for his position. However, backuppc as it > is currently designed does not meet my need to remotely backup all kinds > of computers, including other backuppc servers. I think the > enhancements Jeffrey Kosowsky and I have outlined in this discussion > would solve my problem, as well as a number of other problems, would > significantly extend the functionality of backuppc, and also make it > compatible with other platforms. I am therefore going to take this > discussion over to the backuppc-devel and ask Craig what he and others > over there think. Hopefully, I can sucker a perl developer to start > coding it as an add-on to the current development release.
Backing up other backuppc servers is really a special case that might deserve a special optimization. But, I'm not sure that adding a database automatically makes it any easier - unless you are thinking of a common database that could arbitrate a common hashed filename that is unique across all instances for every piece of content. That's an interesting idea but seems kind of fragile. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ 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/