Hi, 10.10.2007 05:13,, Troy Daniels wrote:: > Dan Langille wrote: >> On 9 Oct 2007 at 20:05, Leon Bruno wrote: >> >>> On 9 Oct 2007 at 19:54, Leon Bruno wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> One of my job is calling a script to do some databases backup. >>>> The fileset is then defined to call that same script with another >>>> parameter that list the backup that has just been done. >>>> >>>> >From what I've tested, it seems that the fileset is estimated >>>>> before the >>>> runbefore task. This is preventing my backup because at the time the >>>> fileset is estimated, the backup is not yet done... Is there any way >>>> to tell bacula to do the fileset estimation after the runbefore task >>>> ? >>> Have you considered the estimate command in bconsole? >>> >>> Would that output be useful for you? >> Leon wrote: >> >>> Yes I did the estimate command on the fileset and the result is what I >>> expected. That's why I believe at the time bacula get the list of >>> files to backup, the backup is not yet done, thus the runbefore >>> command is actually executed after the fileset has been estimated. >> Please do not reply at the top of the email. >> >> I do not understand what you need. From the subject, I think you >> want to create a FileSet from ClientRunBefore. But I have a hard >> time parsing the content of your email to understand your objective. >> >> I will guess again: If you are trying to dynamically create a >> FileSet, I suggest reading this URL: >> >> http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Configuring_Director.html >> >> And search for this test: >> >> "There are a number of special cases when specifying directories and >> files in a file-list. They are:" >> >> If that is not what you need, please tell us your goal / objective. >> You are asking how "to do the fileset estimation after the runbefore >> task". I think you've already decided what the solution is but I >> think some context will help us find a solution for you that will >> work. >> > > > I might be wrong, but I read this to mean Bruno was having problems > because Bacula builds the fileset/filelist it is going to back up before > it runs the RunBefore job. > > However, Bruno's script is designed to do a Database backup first and > then provide the fileset information on where this Backup is stored second. > > As far as I know there is no way to control this behavior, I can see a > couple of ways to work around it: > > 1) Have the actual Database Backup done as part of an Admin job > scheduled to occur just before the Bacula Backup job runs. If you are > running multiple concurrent jobs this might be hard to implement. > > 2) Backup the files to a location you can calculate in advance - For > example, make every days backup get created in a subfolder named after > the date for example. The 'fileset building script' can then easily pass > this folder back to Bacula. > > 3) Have the fileset building process run the backup directly first - No > idea whether this would even work, nor exactly how bad an idea it would be.
This works. Basically you create whatever files you need, and output their names. Arno > Hope this helps, > > > Troy. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
