Hi Colin, > How can I force backuppc to do a daily archive? I have configured > an 'archive' host but it is only doing it weekly. I have tried to > set the schedule->fullPeriod to 0.97 which hasn't helped. I have > also increased the incremental version (which means what in this > context BTW?) to 6.97 so as it doesn't interfere, but still no joy. > > I know I could use cron, but that is problematic as how do I prevent > an archive being taken whilst another host is being backed up?
I use cron and a ArchivePreUserCmd script to prevent running archives during backup windows.. E.g. for the customer, it's a backup window of 8pm -> 7am, but backups can run beyond the window if they are still running, so the PreUserCmd waits 3-4 hours and gives up if backups were still running beyond that threshold. If backups end sometime in that 3-4 hour window, the archive begins, and data gets written to tape. Hope that helps. Regards, Chris Bennett cgb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/
