-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Boniforti Flavio wrote: >> bad news is, (AFAIK) that this data is not collected within >> backuppc, and would need a different implementation for each >> transfer method. The best suggestion I could make would be to >> measure this at the network interface of your backuppc host. >> ie, the simplest method to track bandwidth consumption for >> rsyncd transfers is to add an iptables allow rule for traffic >> to your client host on port 873 (or whatever the correct ip + >> port is)... > > Well, if I'd achieve something like this, I guess I would be collecting > *every single bit* (also commands issued and stuff like that). > For my purpose, it would be sufficient to know that I transferred a > total amount of 14 files, which sum up to 1034896 bytes. I tried to look > at the log files, but I don't understand how to distinguish between the > words like "pool", "same", "skip", "create"... If I could assume that > all the "create" ones are really transferred bytes, I'd be summing them > up with a simple bash script. But what about "pool" ones (I just imagine > that "skip" and "same" are really NO TRANSFERS)?
Also, when using rsyncd, although the file is different, the entire file may not have been transferred. ie, a 100MB file might only transfer 5MB which was modified from yesterday's backup.... In addition, when using rsync+ssh, if you are using compression, then again, the actual data over the network will be less than the size of the files transferred (probably also correct for tar+ssh with compression, etc). So all of these are estimations, and whether backuppc can internally even know what the correct settings are/should be, is possibly (probably as I think about it) impossible. A simply pre/post script which sets up the iptables entry, and then records the result and deletes the entry would probably be the quickest solution for a couple of simple bash scripts..... Still, this doesn't address the meanings of the various bits of data which *are* kept by backuppc. Did someone manage to find the documentation on the meaning of the data recorded in the backups files? Regards, Adam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoRgAoACgkQGyoxogrTyiXCKwCcD9eR1JNCzOvnQE9JVdxYNcyZ FXQAn14DU0ediRfcfAXd6Ka7xoTb+8ze =QOCY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ 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/
