I have a number of filesystems on various servers which fragment badly in my offsite (copy) storage pool when using progressive incremental backups. The filesystems aren't particularly large, but files are frequently created/modifed/deleted.
For local volumes I can simply "move nodedata" occasionally to sort this out - but this does not work for offsite volumes (shame!!). If I were to do occasional "selective" (weekly?/monthly?/adhoc?) backups of the problem filesystems as well as daily incrementals, would this force the data to be rewritten to the copy storage pool, thus consolidating the data? I presume (at least initally) I will have duplicate versions of most of the files? If this does work... *) Are there any issues to be aware of when running subsequent incrementals? *) Will the duplicates expire at the next "expiration processing"? Many Thanks, =Adrian= DISCLAIMER This message is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity it is addressed to. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail. To see the full version of this disclaimer please visit the following address: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/AboutThisSite/EmailDisclaimer.htm For advice and assistance about online security and protection from internet threats visit the "Get Safe Online" website at http://www.getsafeonline.org
