On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 07:48, David Simpson wrote: > >> I have increased the time out, and this file has now transfered over the > >> weekend. However I don't want a really large timeout permanently, as I > >> don't really want the backup running during working hours, as it tends > >> to slow down the ADSL link, and the users complain. Having it time out > >> and restart would solve this. Also, have a huge timeout could cause the > >> backup to lock up for a long time, and prevent other backups from > >> running until it eventually times out. > >> > >>> the inefficiencies of not being able to resume are another matter; but > >>> this > >>> at least might get you backed up. :) > >>> > > > > You could also use the rsync 'bwlimit' option to a value that make > > your users happy. > > > I have used the 'bwlimit' option, but that really only makes the backing > up of new large even more problematic, as it will now take much longer > to backup (with greater chance of network problems etc), and the longer > time to backup may prevent other files from being backed up daily. Over > night the link has very little traffic, so I really want to back up as > much as possible when the load it light. What I really need is a > 'bwlimit' during working hours only.
If your VPN provides any quality-of-service capabilities you might be able to script a change that limits the bandwidth for ssh or to your backuppc destination during work hours. Otherwise we are back to the problem of not being able to restart without losing a partly transferred file. -- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
