Robin Lee Powell <rlpow...@digitalkingdom.org> wrote on 10/04/2010
03:28:23 PM:
> On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 03:25:03PM -0400, Timothy J Massey wrote:
> > Robin Lee Powell <rlpow...@digitalkingdom.org> wrote on 10/04/2010
> > 03:15:29 PM:
> >
> > > How do I find out which backups are using a lot of disk? We'd
> > > like to see if there's a problem with our retention policy,
> > > especially on database servers, but I've no insight at all into
> > > where all this disk is *going*.
> > >
> > > Anyone got a script for this?
> >
> > I don't have a script for this, but if you look at the host page
> > for each server, examine the "New Files" section. This will tell
> > you which backups are consuming a lot of space (i.e. aren't
> > pooling well).
>
> We have 200+ servers getting backed up on here. :)
Well, then, you'll want to parse the pc/<hostname>/backups file. The 9th
(New Files Count) and 10th (New Files Size) field (AFAICT) are what you're
looking for.
Sorry, no script.
Tim Massey
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