> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Arno Lehmann > Sent: mercredi 10 octobre 2007 11:22 > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Fileset depending on ClientRunBefore > > 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 does work indeed, but that would still be useful to be able to change that behavior. However I don't know if that requires a lot of changes in bacula itself. Thanks all for your help, Bruno. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
