Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote at about 08:31:01 -0500 on Thursday, August 25, 2011: > On 08/25 09:23 , Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: > > I would make it consistent with the heirarchy: > > <hostname>-<backup#>-<share> > > I'm not sure what date adds since the date is irrelevant unless you > > are referring to the date of the snapshot in which case it would be an > > alternative to backup#. > > I would prefer date, since the 'backup number' is only relevant within > BackupPC's universe; whereas the date is relevant to the rest of the world.
My point was more that the date should refer to the time of the backup not of the restore. > > > Also, "share" should be optional in case the restore is done at the > > host level. > > Even when restoring an entire host, the share must be specified, correct? > One problem is that '/' is a character with special meaning on the command > line; and so we should avoid putting it in filenames. Suggestions? I think one should use the encoding used for the share name in the pc tree. There are characters other than '/' that could cause problems such as special or foreign characters on one client that might not be allowed or present on the server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC VNX: the world's simplest storage, starting under $10K The only unified storage solution that offers unified management Up to 160% more powerful than alternatives and 25% more efficient. Guaranteed. http://p.sf.net/sfu/emc-vnx-dev2dev _______________________________________________ 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/
