Stefan, The existing/older tarballs don't get renamed, their time stamps or other features are static.
Could you simply backup at level 1, force previosly backuped up tarballs to be ignored ? I think there is a DLE setting "nofull". On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 03:09:09PM +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > Am 29.11.2011 14:49, schrieb Brian Cuttler: > > > > Hi Stefan, > > > > We also do backups of VMs, ours to fiber backed storage attached to > > our Solaris systems (that is the short version anyway). We have a > > fabric rather than a NAS. > > > > We are or where backing that up using amanda, I'd have to look and > > see if we where still doing it, but we where not segragating our > > backups out the way you are talking about. > > > > Simple solution ? Put all the new backups into a (sub)directory and > > allow amanda to back that up. When amanda completes, or shortly > > before the new VM dump starts again, move those backups into their > > archive directory and purge using the same routines you use now. > > > > --the new tarballs have new names ? The existing tar balls aren't > > renamed, are they ? > > They aren't renamed, no, but the software keeps track of them and > expects them in the specific directory, so I can't move the archives > without confusing that software. At least I don't want to mess with that > ... I like the fact that the file-bases backups are reliably done, I > just want to add the additional layer of tape-based backups. > > And the available tape-technology doesn't allow me to backup all VMs to > tape. In fact I will get problems anyway with single huge VMs, when I > think about it ..... *sigh* (LTO-2 ... biggest VM has around 300gigs, > others are smaller ...). > > Other thought: I could add jobs to the windows-backup-software for > weekly stuff only. Maybe I figure out how to put them not into a subdir > of the existing share ... > > AND/OR I also add a second share to the NAS for weekly/"to tape" > backups. This way I could separate things ... will look into that tool > again. > > Thanks, Stefan --- Brian R Cuttler [email protected] Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
