Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2013-03-30 10:00:09 -0500 [Re: [BackupPC-users] R: Re: Last status "idle"?]: > On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 8:24 AM, absolutely_f...@libero.it > <absolutely_f...@libero.it> wrote: > > > > no, I've around 40 host with regular backups, I noticed this error only in a > > specific case. > > Is there enough time for them all to complete? You have to hit a > wakeup when you don't already have the max concurrent jobs running to > start a new one before the blackout time.
I find that description somewhat misleading. BackupPC will queue *all your hosts* on each wakeup. For each queued host - $Conf {MaxBackups} in parallel - it will decide what to do. Most of the time that is "nothing" (because you usually have several wakeups per day but only want one backup per host per day). Deciding to do nothing shouldn't take up much time ;-). *But* it is possible to have 40 hosts all requiring a backup at the same time. With the default setting $Conf {MaxBackups} = 4 the last host will be considered when 36 backups have completed. That may be (for example) 20 hours after it was queued - it isn't dropped from the queue just because time passes. When it finally *is* considered, at that time the BlackoutPeriods setting applies (not at the time the host was queued). So, one wakeup may well lead to more than MaxBackups backups, and it may lead to backups although MaxBackups backups are already running, but the backups may take place (much) later, or be skipped because the blackout period has started by then. Also note that BlackoutPeriods is a per host setting, so some hosts may be allowed to be backed up at the same time others are not. Aside from that, I notice that your configuration is missing IncrPeriod and FullPeriod values (or maybe you omitted them?). You might want to make these values slightly smaller (or maybe not; depends on the current values). I'm also not completely sure you really want BackupPC_nightly to run at 01:00, though your other hosts may have different BlackoutPeriods ... Regards, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel(R) Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/12124-176961-30367-2 _______________________________________________ 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/