I am not a programmer, just a dumb user that thinks the whole thing is kinda magic. So perhaps this is a stupid question. But since BackupPc somehow knows where all the files are and what is linked to what etc. why can't there be a button in the CGI interface that instead of "restore", says something like, "as of the last inc or whatever, make a perfect copy of what i want over here" and just let that replicate the pc directories and pool and everything over to the backup, offsite, or external drive? Steve P.S. I have been using this software for about 6 months, love it. But still have not succeeded in backing IT up without a crash. Have tried cp -dpr and also rsync with -H but both bombed out with "too many hard links" errors. If I could get this backed up i'd say it was the perfect backup solution.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Adam Goryachev <mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > It seems to me that all this boils down to different people having > different requirements. Might I (re)-propose the following: > > 1) Keep backuppc/etc exactly as-is > 2) Extend backuppc-link so that after it links a file to the pool, or > replaces a file in the pc directory with a link to the pool, then it > will also add an entry to a DB (use the perl-DBI interface to make it > generic or similar). Add some code to backuppc_nightly to modify the > database when it modifies the pool as well. > > Now, if Conf{UseDB} = 0; then that code is skipped, if not, then go > read a couple of other variables, and write the data to a DB. > > So far, those people who want stuff in a DB get it (with a performance > cost) and those who don't want it, don't get it. > > Next, write a tool that can read the database + pool, and create the > hardlinks under the pc directory. (So after you copy the pool, you can > re-create the hardlinks). > > Thus, for people you want to copy their entire backuppc pool/etc, they > can do it with a database + overhead, and everyone else can continue > as-is. > > I'm sure the above doesn't handle 100% of needed cases, but with a > little effort I'm sure it could be done. Of course, it seems the > difficulty will be in finding someone with both the "itch" as well as > the skill to complete the task. > > Regards, > Adam > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkolw+kACgkQGyoxogrTyiWidQCfTBpwYsMp9HSKrO6Kt7VigFQy > 6U4AoJNB/DPi7LKddbupHE7GLNQLWLxX > =OUUe > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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/ > -- "It turns out there is considerable overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/