On 2007.08.01. 16:16, Drew Bentley wrote: ... >> if you really need incremental backups, i don't know of any other method >> than using binlogs >> -- >> Rich >> > Yes, in order to do incrementals, you'll need binlogs enabled and > you'll need to back these up. But also consider they take or can take > a huge amount of space, so log rotating is necessary along with a > possible performance hit as well, depending on the database demands, > types of transactions, etc, going on.
looking at bacula projects page, i noticed one item that might allow incremental backups of db dumps, if ever implemented : Item: 8 Directive/mode to backup only file changes, not entire file ... > -drew -- Rich ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
