Because you can have a JobDef that references the client, or not, as you choose. This way you could have a JobDef to help you generalize 6 different backup jobs on the same host, right?
Generalization permits flexibility. On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 11:39:30AM +0100, Duarte Santos wrote: > Yes, what i don't understand is why the Jobdefs don't work without a > Client option. If Jobdefs can work for every job of every client, > without putting the actual Clients on the Jobdefs option, why is there a > Client option? > > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 12:18 +0800, Troy Daniels wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Duarte Santos wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Is it needed to have 1 JobDefs for each Job? > > > Why is there a "client" option in JobDefs, when i can map a JobDefs on > > > each Job definition. > > > > > > Duarte Santos > > > > > > > > > > By definition, jobdefs is 'Job Defaults' and you set up defaults here > > for all the jobs that reference it. > > > > You can have as few or as many as you want and/or need. > > > > You call it from your Job definition, and redefine any values that are > > different from the defaults. Including the client option. > > > > This way you can keep your config simple by setting most settings in > > your JobDef and just job specific settings in the Job. > > > > Hope this makes sense! > > > > Troy Daniels > > Systems Administrator > > iTouch Australia (Pty) Ltd. > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > Mailscanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Jo Rhett senior geek SVcolo : Silicon Valley Colocation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
