-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive problem Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:21:55 +0200 From: Alex Schaft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Craig Barratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 2007/04/22 09:14 AM, Craig Barratt wrote: > Alex writes: > > >> I've just upgraded to version 3, and all of a sudden my archive went >> from 7 hours to under 1 hour. >> > > Do you really mean "archive", or do you mean "backup"? > > I meant archive :). > Did you upgrade using the vanilla tarball and configure.pl? > What XferMethod are you using on this host? > > Yes. From sourceforge. This is an archive host so XferMethod is archive >> I noticed that the biggest host didn't backup it's full data. Below an >> extract from the hosts backup history >> >> Backup Summary >> Backup# Type Filled Level Start Date Duration/mins >> Age/days >> Server Backup Path >> >> >> 227 >> <http://qsbs.quicksoftware.co.za/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=browse&host=qsfs&num=227> >> >> full yes 0 4/21 03:00 260.6 1.2 >> /backups/pc/qsfs/227 >> 228 >> <http://qsbs.quicksoftware.co.za/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=browse&host=qsfs&num=228> >> >> incr no ARRAY(0x9c09620) 4/22 03:17 3.4 0.2 >> /backups/pc/qsfs/228 >> > > Hmmm, that ARRAY() shouldn't be there. What is $Conf{IncrLevels} > set to? I suspect it is missing from your config.pl. It's a new > setting in 3.x that should be automatically added during the upgrade. > > IncrLevels was missing. I've added it >> File Size/Recount Summary >> Totals Existing Files New Files >> Backup# Type #Files Size/MB MB/sec #Files Size/MB >> #Files Size/MB >> >> > > >> 227 >> <http://qsbs.quicksoftware.co.za/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=browse&host=qsfs&num=227> >> >> full 317664 71094.2 4.55 317535 70765.7 193 >> 329.0 >> 228 >> <http://qsbs.quicksoftware.co.za/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=browse&host=qsfs&num=228> >> >> incr 5347 316.2 1.57 5332 78.4 34 237.9 >> >> The archived source is only 75 Meg, and should be a lot bigger. >> > > I'm not sure which 75MB you are referring to. The full is ~71GB with 317K > files. The incremental is ~316MB. Are you saying that the archive you > create is only 75MB? > > 75MB was the size created by the archive of the host. >> What could be causing this? >> > > I suspect the missing $Conf{IncrLevels} causes the incremental level to be > written as a bogus ARRAY(0x9c09620), instead of the integer 1. That bogus > value is interpreted as 0, and that causes the incremental to look like > a full when the archive is done. > > So you should: > > - carefully edit the pc/HOST/backups file and replace "ARRAY(0x9c09620)" > with the integer 1. Very important: keep the one tab before and after, > since this is a tab-delimited file. > > Have done this > - make sure that your config.pl contains a setting for $Conf{IncrLevels}. > I don't know why it didn't get added during the upgrade. Did you > manually edit or shuffle the main config.pl file around after > upgrading? > > Not sure either. Will see if I can recreate. I've restarted the archive. Will advise once done, but I think it'll work after adding the IncrLevels and editing the backups file Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
