Re: [Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-23 Thread Alan Brown
Miłosz Kosobucki wrote: So, is there any way to keep 7 days of backup that doesn't require having two full backups on disk at any point? My opinion: If you don't have _at least_ 2 full backups on disk or tape for a fileset at any given instant you aren't doing it properly

Re: [Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-18 Thread Miłosz Kosobucki
So, is there any way to keep 7 days of backup that doesn't require having two full backups on disk at any point? -- Miłosz Kosobucki -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best

Re: [Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-18 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 03/18/11 12:16, Miłosz Kosobucki wrote: So, is there any way to keep 7 days of backup that doesn't require having two full backups on disk at any point? If you *don't* at some point have two full backups on hand, then you don't have a robust backup solution, because it means you deleted

Re: [Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-18 Thread Miłosz Kosobucki
On 03/18/2011 05:29 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: If you *don't* at some point have two full backups on hand, then you don't have a robust backup solution, because it means you deleted your old full backup before the new one completed, and that in turn means there is a window - however brief -

[Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-14 Thread Miłosz Kosobucki
Hi, I have a problem with finding correct configuration for my usage scenario. I want to have six days worth of backups. My first approach was making a pool with the following configuration: Pool Type = Backup Recycle = yes AutoPrune = yes Storage = File Maximum Volumes = 6

Re: [Bacula-users] How to configure bacula for 6-day rotating backup

2011-03-14 Thread Miłosz Kosobucki
On 14.03.2011 23:06, ganiuszka wrote: Hi, Hi, Why do you need to store full and incremental/differential backups in the same pool? You can do it with two or more pools - one for full backup and the rest for incremental/differential backups. (eg. by using Full Backup Pool, Differential