Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-12 Thread J. Echter
Am 11.02.2011 17:50, schrieb Phil Stracchino: > On 02/11/11 11:35, J. Echter wrote: >> Am 11.02.2011 16:44, schrieb David Noriega: >>> I'd like to run incremental backups twice a week, but also need full >>> backups done every two/three(TBD) weeks. Is there a way to do this >>> without setting up a

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread James Harper
> > On 02/11/11 14:30, David Noriega wrote: > > I'm backing up our home directories, about 10TB. I haven't really > > timed things out yet, so I'm not sure if a full backup would finish in > > time. But its the schedule the boss wants. > > I guess you won't know until you try it. > > Is the conc

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread James Harper
> > On 02/11/11 14:30, David Noriega wrote: > > I'm backing up our home directories, about 10TB. I haven't really > > timed things out yet, so I'm not sure if a full backup would finish in > > time. But its the schedule the boss wants. > > I guess you won't know until you try it. > > Is the conc

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 02/11/11 14:30, David Noriega wrote: > I'm backing up our home directories, about 10TB. I haven't really > timed things out yet, so I'm not sure if a full backup would finish in > time. But its the schedule the boss wants. I guess you won't know until you try it. Is the concern that the homedi

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread David Noriega
I'm backing up our home directories, about 10TB. I haven't really timed things out yet, so I'm not sure if a full backup would finish in time. But its the schedule the boss wants. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: > On 02/11/11 12:47, David Noriega wrote: >> Sorry for showin

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 02/11/11 12:47, David Noriega wrote: > Sorry for showing my lack of understanding. Everyone has to start learning somewhere. :) > Anyways thanks for the > insight, but now I'm stuck on the scheduler syntax. If I want to run a > full backup every other weekend, would I use the following? > >

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread David Noriega
Sorry for showing my lack of understanding. Anyways thanks for the insight, but now I'm stuck on the scheduler syntax. If I want to run a full backup every other weekend, would I use the following? Schedule { Run = Level = Full 1st Fri 19:00 Run = Level = Full 3rd Fri 19:00 Run = Level = Different

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 02/11/11 11:43, David Noriega wrote: > Why is there both incremental and differential? I thought they were > mutually exclusive. No, not at all. Why would you think that? Here's how the levels work: FULL - Back up ALL files, regardless of modification date. DIFFERENTIAL - Back up all files

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 02/11/11 11:35, J. Echter wrote: > Am 11.02.2011 16:44, schrieb David Noriega: >> I'd like to run incremental backups twice a week, but also need full >> backups done every two/three(TBD) weeks. Is there a way to do this >> without setting up a full and then an inc backup job? Because that >> wo

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread David Noriega
Why is there both incremental and differential? I thought they were mutually exclusive. On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:35 AM, J. Echter wrote: > Am 11.02.2011 16:44, schrieb David Noriega: >> I'd like to run incremental backups twice a week, but also need full >> backups done every two/three(TBD) wee

Re: [Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread J. Echter
Am 11.02.2011 16:44, schrieb David Noriega: > I'd like to run incremental backups twice a week, but also need full > backups done every two/three(TBD) weeks. Is there a way to do this > without setting up a full and then an inc backup job? Because that > would lead to 'two' backup catalogs from whi

[Bacula-users] Running both full and inc backups

2011-02-11 Thread David Noriega
I'd like to run incremental backups twice a week, but also need full backups done every two/three(TBD) weeks. Is there a way to do this without setting up a full and then an inc backup job? Because that would lead to 'two' backup catalogs from which to pull a restore from? David -- Personally, I