Gilles Guiot wrote: > Hello Everybody > I'm using backuppc 3.1.0 on a debian distro. > My backup server has two raid 1 arrays > I have been backing up some servers on the first array > I need to backup other servers but not enough space on the first array > /dev/sda1. > I would like to use the same backuppc install and backup other servers on the > second array : dev/sdb > Is it possible and if yes, how shall one proceed ?
Hi, No it is not possible. The FAQ at <http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#what_type_of_storage_space_do_i_need> says: > BackupPC uses hardlinks to pool files common to different backups. Therefore > BackupPC's data store (__TOPDIR__) must point to a single file system that > supports hardlinks. You cannot split this file system with multiple mount > points or using symbolic links to point a sub-directory to a different file > system (it is ok to use a single symbolic link at the top-level directory > (__TOPDIR__) to point the entire data store somewhere else). You can of > course use any kind of RAID system or logical volume manager that combines > the capacity of multiple disks into a single, larger, file system. Such > approaches have the advantage that the file system can be expanded without > having to copy it. Best regards, /Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
