On Friday 13 March 2009 15:37:38 Graham Keeling wrote: > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 02:23:14PM +0100, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Friday 13 March 2009 13:00:37 Graham Keeling wrote: > > > Hello, > > > Here is a feature request. > > > > > > > > > Item n: 'restore' menu: enter a JobId, automatically select dependents > > > > > > Origin: Graham Keeling ([email protected]) > > > > > > Date: 13 March 2009 > > > > > > Status: Proposing > > > > > > What: Add to the bconsole 'restore' menu the ability to select a job > > > by JobId, and have bacula automatically select all the dependent jobs. > > > > I assume that the JobId you enter is a Full backup, otherwise the rest of > > this doesn't make much sense to me. > > No - a Full backup is the only case where you only need a single JobId. > > When I wrote 'automatically select all the dependent jobs', I meant that it > automatically selects all the jobs that are required in order to do a > complete backup. > > Currently, in the case where you choose "Select backup for a client before > a specified time", you are choosing the most recent job before that time. > Bacula will calculate which other jobs need to be included in order for you > to get all your data back.
I don't remember the exact option, but there is an option to do a full restore prior to a particular time, and in the gui programs, unless I have forgotten something, they allow you to graphically select from a list of date/times, which are in fact prior Full backups. This is what I was suggesting that might be a better user interface for bconsole (I prefer leaving it to the GUIs but have no problem seeing it in bconsole) to select prior Full backup points for restore. > > For example, I have: > JobId Level Date > 1 Full 12/03/2009 10:00:00 > 2 Incr 13/03/2009 10:00:00 > 3 Incr 14/03/2009 10:00:00 > 4 Incr 15/03/2009 10:00:00 > > If I want to restore all the files that were backed up in JobId 3, I have > to enter some date between 14/03/2009 10:00:01 and 15/03/2009 09:59:59. > Bacula then automatically selects JobIds 1,2,3 and puts you in its tree > browsing mode. > > I would like an option where I could just type in '3' and get the same > behaviour. OK, I think I understand what you want, but I am not very keen on that idea. If you ask for JobId 3 to be restored, it will be very confusing for many users if Bacula selects JobId's 1-4. I think it is better for Bacula to present a list of backup points (i.e. the list of date/time of prior Full backups). This keeps the interface for the user simple, and as I said, I am 99% sure this already exists in bwx-console and bat. Regards, Kern ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
