On Friday 05 August 2005 10:48 am, Kern Sibbald wrote: > Use 1.37 and Python. >
I am waiting for it to be released, but I don't relish the thought of having ot learn Python just to label my volumes. I read your documentation on it and it is scant at best for someone who is not familiar with Python. > Have you read the chapter on backing up to disk? I haven't looked at your > problem in detail, and unfortunately do not have the time, but it seems to > me that numbering the backup volumes Inc001 Inc002 Inc003 ... Full001 ... > Diff001... is very simple, and you can cycle through them with no problem. > You label them once and forget about it. No fiddling with dates. No > complicating your life. Yes I have read the chapter. The problem here is that I need a separate volume for each backup of each client, because I archive them to tape afterward for offsite storage. I need monthly for 6 months, weekly for 1 month, and daily for 1 month. I am having a hard time figuring out a numbering scheme that will recycle the volumes correctly regardless of how many weeks/days are in a month. I have resigned myself to having 4 weeks instead of 1 month, but it will be very confusing to me to cycle through 30 days. What happens in February or any 31-month day? To figure out which offsite backup I need, I will have to get out a calendar and go through the months figuring out which week or day I am going to land on. Misty ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
