On 3/31/2011 4:43 AM, Alan Brown wrote: > Randy Katz wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Now that I have used Bacula a full cycle (60 days) I have a question: >> >> If backups are done Full (which expires after 60 days). >> Then Diff each week and Incre each day where there is no Diff >> Then restoring from any given date going back 60 days is not a problem >> UNTIL the initial Full is replaced/overwritten. At that point all the >> Diffs and Incre >> up to the next Full cannot be restored (as far as I can see anyways) > > Only if you overwrite the existing Full - which is a "VERY BAD IDEA" > > What happens if the backup in progress is interrupted, as a staring > point? > > You should _always_ have _at least_ 1 full backup of a fileset in the > system, preferably 2. Overwriting your only copy is a recipe for > disaster. > > Expire your Fulls at 60 days but expire the media they're on at 190 > days (3*60 + a safety margin) - and keep the database entries at least > that long or you'll have to do any restores of older files the long way. > > > > > Alan, thank you for that answer and please excuse my questions:
1. Do you have a different expire time (60d) for your Full then your Incrementals or does it matter? 2. Which parameter are you referring to? a. Full Expiration - Is it File Retention or Job Retention or both? b. Expire Media - What parameter are you referring to? Thank you in advance, Randy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users