Re: [BackupPC-users] Archiving older backups
Les, Thank you so much for your response. That sound you heard was me smacking myself in the forehead. I had set up archives, and was so obsessed with that that I didn't even think that a restore to a tarball *was* effectively an archive. Thanks, --b On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com wrote: I have a number of backups that are on my backuppc machine, and now that I have a NAS in place, I figured I would archive off the oldest backups, since the /var/lib/backuppc partition filled up on the backup machine. Is there a way to archive a specific backup so that I can back up some of the older fulls? I looked in the docs, and found that there is no way to specify a specific backup, even from the command line. Any suggestions? Note that deleting old backups is only going to release the space of files that were different or deleted. You can use BackupPC_tarCreate to make a tar image for archive storage, specifying the host and backup number: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#Command-line-restore-options Or simply select it in the web interface and download a tar copy through the browser, saving it on your mapped NAS - although at least some versions of IE may download to a temp location first instead of where you tell it to save the file and some versions of things may have size limitations. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ 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/ -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ 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/
[BackupPC-users] Archiving older backups
I have a number of backups that are on my backuppc machine, and now that I have a NAS in place, I figured I would archive off the oldest backups, since the /var/lib/backuppc partition filled up on the backup machine. Is there a way to archive a specific backup so that I can back up some of the older fulls? I looked in the docs, and found that there is no way to specify a specific backup, even from the command line. Any suggestions? Thanks, --b -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Archiving older backups
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com wrote: I have a number of backups that are on my backuppc machine, and now that I have a NAS in place, I figured I would archive off the oldest backups, since the /var/lib/backuppc partition filled up on the backup machine. Is there a way to archive a specific backup so that I can back up some of the older fulls? I looked in the docs, and found that there is no way to specify a specific backup, even from the command line. Any suggestions? Note that deleting old backups is only going to release the space of files that were different or deleted. You can use BackupPC_tarCreate to make a tar image for archive storage, specifying the host and backup number: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#Command-line-restore-options Or simply select it in the web interface and download a tar copy through the browser, saving it on your mapped NAS - although at least some versions of IE may download to a temp location first instead of where you tell it to save the file and some versions of things may have size limitations. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ 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/
[BackupPC-users] Archiving older backups
Is there a way to archive an older backup? I upgraded my machine for Christmas, and decided to nuke and pave and install Debian amd64. Prior to doing so, I did a full backup, and have restored piecemeal...However, I have been finding one-off files over the last day or so (like various corner case config files) that I wanted to restore, so I thought it would be a good to capture an archive of that final backup, just in case. That backup is about to go away, and i wanted to capture it in an archive. I went to the web gui, but it seems only to want to backup the latest backup. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, --b -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Archiving older backups
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Brad Alexander stor...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to archive an older backup? I upgraded my machine for Christmas, and decided to nuke and pave and install Debian amd64. Prior to doing so, I did a full backup, and have restored piecemeal...However, I have been finding one-off files over the last day or so (like various corner case config files) that I wanted to restore, so I thought it would be a good to capture an archive of that final backup, just in case. That backup is about to go away, and i wanted to capture it in an archive. I went to the web gui, but it seems only to want to backup the latest backup. Is there a way to do this? The 'archive host' concept is just a web wrapper around BackupPC_tarCreate/compress/split. If you run it yourself from the command line you will have much more control over the options. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ 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/
