I have set up a backup job that way, and split it up into 15 individual jobs, it is still a lot of files though.
I am going to try out sending a SIGSTOP and a SIGCONT to the rsync job on the client and see if it works. If it does, I don't think that would be very hard to incorporate into BackupPC interface. On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mark k wrote: >> >> Wondering if anyone one has found away to pause or suspend a backup >> job instead of stopping >> >> I am backing up several servers with large luns 750 gb to 2tb in size. >> With millions of tiny files. >> >> So everytime a new rsync job kicks off it has to rebuild the file list >> and the only time the backup job completes is on the weekends, when >> the jobs can run 24/7 >> can only run about 8 hours a day on the weekdays. >> >> Is there a way to pause the rsync on client and then resume it later, >> so that at least it will get a base full over a couple of nights and >> then incrementals should work normally after that. > > I don't think this is possible, but you might want to look at the file > distribution on the target. If you could split this into some number of > directories that are backed up separately and perhaps a catch-all run that > excludes the ones backed up individually it might go a lot faster. Also, it > might help a lot to add RAM to the server or run fewer concurrent jobs if it > is swapping due to the size of the directory. If you have a current version > of backuppc, it should save partial full runs and accumulate parts until it > is completed. However, even incrementals will have to transfer the entire > directory structure over before starting so it may continue to be a problem. > > -- > Les Mikesell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Walt Disney - "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
