Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking for some comments on sizing.

Infra is not really a concern for me, it's more will the software handle it. Network connectivity and IOPs aren't a huge concern (machines will be speced to be "beasts" as well as network. de-dupe for me is not a massive want. 99.9% of the files we will be backing up are 100% unique. I'd rather s

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking for some comments on sizing.

Yeah I'm not super concerned personally with the UI but the UI is for pointy haired types to be able to do things. (yeah I know). On 8 February 2017 at 21:39, Kenneth Porter wrote: > Deduplication and rsync are the big reasons I went with BackupPC. UI is way > down the list for me. I can learn

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking for some comments on sizing.

Individual files range from k text files, to100GB+ in size. Everything from images to movies files, to text, to VM images. (We are a VFX studio). And mainly unique files. so deduplication I'm not honestly concerned about. I just like BackupPC UI and it's easy of use and I'm wondering if this is a

[BackupPC-users] Looking for some comments on sizing.

Has anyone used BackupPC in an enterprise environment? I'm talking PBs of data, 100's of servers, hybrid environment. Mac, Solaris, BSD, Linux, Windows. Did it work well? Any gotcha's? When you see PB of data does it make your gut feeling go uhh yeah no. I'm just fact finding and investigating.

[BackupPC-users] snapshots of backuppc server?

I was reading about tar snapshots of the backuppc server / data, or similar. Where exactly can I do this?For example, if I go to my backuppc web admin, how can I say "create a compressed tar export of the ALL the backup data"? I am ultimately looking for off-site, but if I can get a reasonab

[BackupPC-users] backuppc tracking and finding new machines for backup?

Wondering if anyone has come up with a solution to verify that all network machines are actually in the backuppc host list? My approach so far has been to manually add machines to backuppc as I sit in front of them. I have also on occasion looked at the dhcp server and added machines from that l

Re: [BackupPC-users] hard links again

I noticed the backup data appears to be stored in the pc directory. Does that mean the hardlinks are in the pool directory and not in the pc directory? So would it be possible to store the pc directory in a different directory (in my flexraid pool) but store the pool directory in a normal ext fi

[BackupPC-users] hard links again

Is it possible for backuppc to use symbolic or soft links instead of hard links? I found a seemingly great software "FlexRaid" which allows me to create a software parity raid using various drives.However, it does not support hard links, only soft! -

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC and MooseFS?

But does moosefs basically duplicate the data, so if you have 2tb of backuppc data, you need a moosefs with 2tb of storage to duplicate the whole thing? On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Mike wrote: > On 11-05-18 05:21 PM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > > On 05/17 01:25 , Mike wrote: > >> Has

[BackupPC-users] excluding files

I tried excluding files and does not seem to be working : In the web interface I added an entry for: *.MPG Yet in the backup pc folder I am seeing .MPG files! Do I need to type anything more than just "*.MPG" ? (windows client)

[BackupPC-users] Viewing detail of a backup in progress?

Is it possible/how to view details on a backup in progress - for example, it would be great to see what file it is backing up, how many/how big the backup is so far. Totals would be nice, like 100 files totaling 200MB backed up out of 500 files totaling 2GB. I have a slow backup and I have no ide

[BackupPC-users] Keeping 1 month of files and number of full backups

I want to be able to restore a file for users up to one month in the past. What is the difference / what is the best - To do a full backup every 2 weeks, keeping 2 full backups, and incrementals every day , or Do a full backup every 1 month and incrementals every day? ---

[BackupPC-users] Restrict machine to do full backups Friday night and incremental on weekdays?

Full backups from one machine look like they are going to take > 12 hours, so a night time full backup is not going to work - for this one machine I need it to happen starting Friday night so it has all weekend to finish (poor connectivity).All the other machines can stay on the normal default

[BackupPC-users] feature request: description for machines, searchable

If there is a different place to submit features, I apologize. It would be great if there were a field for machine description - for example for location or similar. Most of the machines I deal with are 'tagged' with a number. We usually name the machine with this number, so in backuppc I see a

[BackupPC-users] almost have stats?

Ok, so I think I am ALMOST there for having stats on the status page. I fixed my $TopDir path in the config file, /etc/passwd and now the /lib file. Now everything seems to be working - backups and my cpool looks good now from the command line. In fact, BackupPC_nightly now shows this: Backup

Re: [BackupPC-users] File size disappears after moving TopDir

So I know for sure it is a path issue somewhere - I can see errors in the log that it is trying to to a linknewfile and referencing the /var/lib/backuppc and getting permission denied because that directory does not exist anymore. I already defined $Conf ( TopDir ) , is there anything else / any

Re: [BackupPC-users] File size disappears after moving TopDir

I have the same problem. I read that you need to also change your /etc/passwd file path for the backuppc user, so I did that - however I am still not getting any statistics. I found that a cpool directory was still being built in the old path prior to that change. However I changed that path

[BackupPC-users] error -4 help

What do these errors mean? I have LOTS of them - at first I thought it was something to do with my eclipse directory, but I see the errors on another machine with Adobe and some other directories: 2011-03-18 11:04:21 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/mnt/backuppc/pc/2510c <

[BackupPC-users] CPOOL, PC directories and backuppc statistics generation -- moving cpool possibly?

I am trying to figure out why my backuppc statistics are not generating (everything is basically all 0's in the status page -- see below). Notice pool is at 0gb... So looking at the code, it loops through the backupc/cpool/ directory tree and counts files and directories.Running a linux tree

[BackupPC-users] Understanding cpools - ?

So I am trying to figure out why my statistics are not updating, so I looked at the code for BackupPC_nightly. Running it manually as "perl BackupPC_nightly 0 128", I get a list of "BackupPC_stats x = pool, 0,0,0,0 . (all zeros) - except for a couple lines where I see a 1 in the second posi

[BackupPC-users] RSYNC (or other) client TO server connection possible (firewall) ?

How do we handle laptops or similar machines that are rarely (or never) connected to the LAN or anywhere that I can open ports? Is it possible to install something on the client laptop/machine to make an outgoing connection to the server and initiate a backup, like an outgoing rsync to the server

[BackupPC-users] No Pool

No sure why, but I am not receiving messages from the list, not in my spam box either. I am having to read my messages in gmane... Ok, so ls -l shows numbers like 2, 3, and 4 in the second column. So that means de-dup is working? But just stats are not updated? How do you update? >> This

[BackupPC-users] No pool?

So I have backuppc working for basic backup of some smb (winxp) machines. However, I can not tell if there is any data de-duplication going on - is there something I have to do to get that going? My status screen shows: - The servers PID is 977, on host backuppc, version 3.1.0, started at 3/

[BackupPC-users] Backing up specific drives on specific machines smb

For SMB machines (windows clients), is it possible / how to back up other drives in addition to C$? (D$, E$, etc.) - however I do not want to back up D$ on ALL clients, only specific ones. ? -- What You Don't Know Abo

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issue with remote backup of server(s) over VPN after failover

y thoughts you might have on what could be done to determine the cause here to find a solution. TIA Scott On 2/11/2011 1:15 AM, Stefan Peter wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Scott > > Am 11.02.2011 01:29, schrieb Scott Saunders: >> I let th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issue with remote backup of server(s) over VPN after failover

patibility issues between rsync versions? The backup servers are running 2.6.9 protocol version 29 and both of the clients are running 3.0.7 protocol version 30. AFAIK the newer version would be backwards compatible, no? Is this setup confusing -- have I explained the issue well enough? Scott

[BackupPC-users] Issue with remote backup of server(s) over VPN after failover

I've got a couple of servers running in a 2 node master/slave cluster using pacemaker(corosync)/drbd. Like other servers, I've got them configured to backup to a local BackupPC server as well as a remote (VPN over T1) BackupPC server (rsync over ssh for both). However, with the cluster, only th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Feature Requests and such?

On 16 Aug 2009 at 14:11, Michael 'Moose' Dinn wrote: > > another unit offsite. The extensive use of hardlinks prevents > > rsync from being the right solution here. > > rsync -H doesn't work for you? >From earlier discussions on the list: Re: [BackupPC-users] backup of backup machine "

Re: [BackupPC-users] Feature Requests and such?

On 16 Aug 2009 at 9:07, Clint Alexander wrote: > One thing that has frustrated the heck out of me is the lack of finding an > organized system for feature requests. A critical missing feature to me is the ability to mirror my BackupPC unit to another unit offsite. The extensive use of hardlin

[BackupPC-users] upgraded 2.1.2-6 to 3.1.0-4, host status says There are 0 hosts that have been backed up

Greetings fellow backuppc users, I have to date not managed backuppc in operation on this box. On May 22 the system was upgraded from Debian Etch to Lenny. I recall uninstalling it to iron out some upgrade issues, then installing it again. Debian doesn't erase config files unless you "purge" a

[BackupPC-users] Backup Routine

that would be and quite frankly it seems too easy Any suggestions of variables are welcome :) thanks! -- Lyle Scott, III http://www.lylescott.ws - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Micros

Re: [BackupPC-users] converting a backup from inc to full

this is possible through backuppc. The only way I can think of how this would work would be to setup cron jobs to schedule each hosts backups to one's liking which would be a little bit more complicated than setting up the host configuration files when it comes to choosing a transport, tw

[BackupPC-users] FreeNAS port?

gotten RAID running on my Ubuntu boxes. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +---+ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R

[BackupPC-users] scheduling full backups to take place on a weekend

I've noticed with the default scheduling for a backup a full week of a host is backed up consisting of 1 full and 6 incrementals. Using the default scheduling as an example, the full could happen any day of the week or the scheduling would even be reset if the backuppc daemon is restarted. Pl

Re: [BackupPC-users] scheduling backups

Rich Rauenzahn wrote: > >> Multiple profiles? I'm not sure I understand. Would this consist of >> creating multiple per-host configurations for the same host? If so, > Yes... > >> would there be a specific naming convention? Is there a way to have > > No... >> backuppc still automatically

Re: [BackupPC-users] scheduling backups

> On 01/09 09:19 , Scott Saunders wrote: >> > I know it's possible to set specific schedules for backups per host >> > using $Conf{FullPeriod}, $Conf{IncPeriod}, and $Conf{FullKeepCnt}among >> > others, but I was wondering if there is a way to do scheduling sp

[BackupPC-users] scheduling backups

ideas/solutions? -Scott - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/m

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up localhost fails

scott wrote: > Craig Barratt wrote: > >> Scott writes: >> >> >> >>> TarClientCmd is >>> >>> /usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals >>> >>> and /bin/tar --version gives: >>> >>> tar (GN

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up localhost fails

Craig Barratt wrote: >Scott writes: > > > >>TarClientCmd is >> >>/usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals >> >>and /bin/tar --version gives: >> >>tar (GNU tar) 1.15.92 >> >>The backup fails with: >> >&

[BackupPC-users] backing up localhost fails

Hi, I have BackupPC version 3.1 and I'm trying to backup the localhost using tar. TarClientCmd is /usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals and /bin/tar --version gives: tar (GNU tar) 1.15.92 The backup fails with: 2007-12-04 22:09:50 full backup started for directory /data

[BackupPC-users] Recommended partitioning for BackupPC on Ubuntu server?

he backups and logs are stored now. Is there a recommended partitioning schema for BackupPC? What are people here using? /boot 100mb / 3 gb /home 10 gb /var rest of volume / disk / LVM TIA Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona http://www.geoapps.com/ -

Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommended partitioning for BackupPC on Ubuntu server?

Thanks to all! -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +---+ - SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop

[BackupPC-users] Recommended partitioning for BackupPC on Ubuntu server?

ups and logs are stored now. Is there a recommended partitioning schema for BackupPC? What are people here using? /boot 100mb / 3 gb /home 10 gb /var rest of volume / disk / LVM TIA Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona http://www.geoapps.com/

Re: [BackupPC-users] If anyone is interested....

On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:13 PM, James Kyle wrote: > I've completed my script that automatically configures OSX Tiger > clients for backuppc. I can post it to the list if anyone thinks it'd > be of use. Yes please. -- Scott <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC and OS X

a yet if these are considered normal. Figuring out what pool-chains are is on a post-it note here. Thanks for the suggestions and explanations. Before doing any otther tests I think I need to figure out how to remove backups and clean out the pools. -- Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AIM:

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC and OS X

On May 2, 2007, at 5:59 AM, Jamie Lists wrote: > Hey Scott, > this may sound weird but have pretty much the same setup as you and > we're finding the cause of our terrible backup speeds to be a problem > with ssh speeds on centos. > > We don't know why this is happeni

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC and OS X

t slower. If I disable compression now, how will that affect pooling with my current full backup and future incremental? Is there any tuning that can be done with pooling to allow for faster backup speeds? Thanks for the help. -- Scott

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up windows clients - again

e the windows app to make a backup and then use backuppc to sweep the backup-up. Not very efficient for all the reasons you detailed. Well, at least I'm not on crack. You might look at that driveimage XML thing. You can do bare-metal restores with it if you like. Beyond that if you l

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fast backup solution

To my knowledge rsyncd is the rsync daemon process that runs in the background. They are two parts of the whole, not two seperate animals. Rsync is by far the safest and the smartest way to go about it. But you're right, ssh adds a considerable amount of overhead. Faster? Are you running 1

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up windows clients - again

share and once in awhile I'll have backuppc back itself up and catch it. This is a far from ideal scenario. But thats neither here nor there. The shadowcopy function is the ticket. If theres a way to leverage that, many doors open for us. Scott Gamble Bill Hudacek wrote: I for o

[BackupPC-users] Backing up WIndows machines - Shadow Copy?

possible methods in which to address the issue of getting Backuppc to effectively backup Windows machines. And if theres something already out there that addresses this and I've managed to miss it, be kind to me eh? http://www.download.com/DriveImage-XML/3000-2242_4-10457321.html?tag=lst-0-

Re: [BackupPC-users] Cpool question

Guus Houtzager wrote: On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 22:53 +1100, Vincent Ho wrote: On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 11:29:33AM +0100, Guus Houtzager wrote: A colleague of mine wrote just that script. I had the problem of needing to migrate my backuppc with all data to another server and ran into the w

[BackupPC-users] Backing up Novell Servers

Is it possible to backup Novell servers with Backuppc? Scott Gamble ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 In my config file of host 127.0.0.1 I got these lines:$Conf{TarShareName} = '/home/e-smith/files/users';#    $Conf{BackupFilesExclude

[BackupPC-users] KNOCK KNOCK - sorry, have to ask - backing up windows clients?

y guys - have to ask - windows clients > From: Scott Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net" > Date: 08-27-2005 2:17 am > > > Okay everyone, don't hate me. > > The generally accepted method for backing up windows clients

Re: [BackupPC-users] sorry guys - have to ask - windows clients

Hey - Could you just backup the restore points on windows XP? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 > - Original Message - > Subject: [BackupPC-users] sorry guys - have to ask - windows clients > From: Scott Gamble <[EMAIL PROT

[BackupPC-users] sorry guys - have to ask - windows clients

ce or cost next to nothing. Thanks all Scott Gamble ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 > - Original Message - > Subject: [BackupPC-users] syntax in config.pl > From: Lachlan Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: backuppc-users@list

Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

> On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 13:56, Scott Gamble wrote: > > Hunh - so the word is be patient and see if it wakes up and does what its > > suppose to? > > Only if you have one of the constraints: too many already running > or backuppc_nightly running. Yeah neither of thos

Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

fire up a script to execute them all in order if thats all we're talking about. Thanks Scott ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 > - Original Message - > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups > From: Les Mi

Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

h a little bit here but don't feel like I'm THAT far off. I just want Cron to start the ball rolling is all. Thanks again for your feedback. Greatly appreciated. Scott Gamble ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 > - Original Message

Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

. Thanks. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055 > - Original Message - > Subject: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups > From: Scott Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net" > Date

[BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

Conf{IncrAgeMax} = 30; - keeps incr backups for a total of 30 days $Conf{IncrKeepCntMin} = 15; - keeps a minimum of 15 incr no matter how old they are Thanks everyone for any input you can provide Scott Gamble ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTE