What are all of the postst referring to with regard to a base file backup on the 32 iteration of subfile backups????
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Krzysztof WOZNIAK Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Subfile backups (or Adaptive Copy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2003 4:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Subfile backups (or Adaptive Copy) > > > <snip> > > Is there a method for checking beforehand > whether the current backup session is going > to be a base or a meta backup? > This info would be used to prevent - or at least > warn the user to not to use diap-up lines for > huge backup sessions. > > Not an issue - it's not the SESSION that is a base or meta > backup, it's at > the FILE level. > Only the particular FILE that has changed enough since the > base backup will > start a new base. > So it probably won't matter to most users if a few files > require a new base. > > The only thing I know of that will cause the entire session > to be a base > backup, is deleting the /baclient/cache subdirectory. > Base is file-related! This is a bit of understading which I missed. Thank you very much for this explanation It was very helpul. Regards, -- Mr Krzysztof Wozniak ,-_|\ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Edith Cowan University / \ Phone: 61-8-9273 8026 Churchlands WA, 6018 $_,-._/ Fax: 61-8-9273 8000 Australia o
