On Friday 13 March 2009 17:40:30 Graham Keeling wrote: > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 04:16:13PM +0100, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > 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. > > In my example above, typing in '3' would select JobIds 1,2,3. > It would not select '4'.
Yes, correct. > > This strategy is completely unambiguous. Entering a date is not. We do not agree here. > > > 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. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
