Tried the config change and it works and so I will use that. However a quick test shows that the "exclude" files seem to be removed entirely from the before/after set comparison of accurate mode. So adding an exclusion for "C:/pagefile.sys" and running an incremental did not result in a file delete record (according to 'bls').
So I'm amending my suggestion. Please consider adjusting the file set comparison logic so that with accurate mode, adjustments to the FileSet specification will trigger appropriate file saves and deletes such that a restore would produce a system image identical to the state of the original, even if a full backup is not performed. Thanks again for the help. At 12:25 PM 12/29/2011 -0500, Jason A. Kates wrote: >You can disable the upgrade to full... > >http://www.bacula.org/en/dev-manual/main/main/Configuring_Director.html >Ignore FileSet Changes = yesno > > -Jason > >On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 12:18 -0500, starli...@binnacle.cx wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am a first-time user setting up Bacula 5.0.3. >> So far Bacula is outstanding and brilliant in >> every regard, but I've come across a point where >> perhaps a useful adjustment could be made. >> >> The backup server under construction will take >> full backups every six months with an age-out >> after 18 months. It's for a set of ten >> development systems, and I'm trying to mimic my >> manual approach of taking rare snapshots and then >> tracking file changes during the intervals. >> Configuring no differentials, just daily >> incrementals. Want everything to fit on a >> mirrored pair of 3TB disks where a third drive >> will occasionally be swapped for a mirror leg and >> rotated off-site. >> >> I've hit a snag, which is that if the FileSet list >> is modified, a full backup is forced. This will >> eat significant disk space in the envisioned >> setup. Since its running in "Accurate" mode, it >> seems to me that there is no need to force a full >> backup when the FileSet is changed. Correct me if >> I'm wrong, but Accurate backup mode operates >> essentially as a set subtraction operation from >> the set of all previous incremental and >> differential backups back to the last full backup >> and the current set of files. So if for example, >> the FileSet is tweaked by adding an exception for >> a new directory, the difference in the before and >> after sets is minor and Accurate mode should have >> no trouble maintaining continuity through the >> change. Even if one made a radical FileSet >> modification, it would still work and I can see >> how allowing this could a useful as well. >> >> The forced-to-full backup condition makes perfect >> sense when Accurate backup mode is disabled, so my >> suggestion is to allow FileSet changes to not >> force a full backup only when Accurate mode is >> present in entire the backup set for a target >> system. >> >> Hope this idea makes sense and is deemed worthy of >> attention. >> >> Thank you for the wonderful software. >> >> Regards >> >> >> >---------------------------------------------------------------- >-------------- >> Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't >need a complex >> infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, >secure access to >> virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy >virtual >> desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI >infrastructure >> costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-devel mailing list >> Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel > > >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------- >------------ >Jason A. Kates (ja...@kates.org) >Fax: 208-975-1514 >Phone: 660-960-0070 >================================================================ >============ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list Bacula-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
