Hi, On 6/7/2007 11:05 PM, Kyle Marsh wrote: ... > That's an interesting suggestion -- I could have a Python script that > gets called and parses the config file to determine the full name from > the client name. That gets rid of the magic, at least (or replaces it > with worse magic, depending on your perspective).
Well, personally, I like bad magic, but not in production systems :-) I was rather thinking of making the client resource available to to the python event, but I have no idea how that would be done. >> For my setups, the clients affected by possible non-availability are >> only a minority, so I just added the line to the jobs as needed. >> > > Unfortunately I'm not sure how the boxes are to be set up -- most are > machines for students doing research with their professors and they > will change hands and configuration every semester. I don't know if > users will decide to shut them down overnight or what, so I was hoping > to find a blanket that could cover them all. Ok, that is a nihtmare for anyone responsible for backups. I'd use the aproach with a ping, set a high number of retries with long intervals in between (something like 1 hour interval, 12 retries), NOT rerun failed jobs, and set a maximum job wait time etc. This should get you usable backups from time to time, probably during the day, but whoever wants a work day without backup load can simply leave the computer on during the night (which is, ecologically as well as economically, not so good...). You could refine this with tries to wake-on-lan the machines and turn them off after backups, if you woke them up yourself. Just a nice practice in writing a script in your favorite language :-) ... > Thanks for the help, Arno. Is there any chance of you taking a look > at my other post about the pool configuration? That's really the more > pressing now. Sure, for money I do quite a lot :-) I even do things for free, only I don't know which mail you refer to :-( Arno -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
