Uploaded to precise. Will subscribe ubuntu-sru. If they like it, I can upload to quantal too.
** Description changed: - On the Ubuntu One File Storage API we see a big spike in the number of - API requests at 00:00Z, daily. Pretty much all of the requests at that - time come from Deja Dup/Duplicity. + [Impact] + On the Ubuntu One File Storage API we see a big spike in the number of API requests at 00:00Z, daily. Pretty much all of the requests at that time come from Deja Dup/Duplicity. - The default schedule should be changed such that backups are spread out - over the day instead of all at the same time. + This makes it more likely that users will see errors from Ubuntu One + being overloaded, like in bug 882699. + + [Fix] + Due to a bug, we always were backing up at midnight UTC, rather than midnight local time. While fixing that, I also put in code to randomly choose a time between 2 and 4 AM (local time), rather than midnight. + + [Test Case] + * Enable daily automatic backups + * Change your time zone so that it is 2AM + * Wait two hours. Deja Dup should start backing up within those two hours. + + [Regression Potential] + * The only code changed was the automatic scheduler. So any regressions would be there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1154920 Title: Backup schedule should be spread over the day Status in Déjà Dup Backup Tool: Fix Released Status in “deja-dup” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “deja-dup” source package in Precise: New Status in “deja-dup” source package in Quantal: New Bug description: [Impact] On the Ubuntu One File Storage API we see a big spike in the number of API requests at 00:00Z, daily. Pretty much all of the requests at that time come from Deja Dup/Duplicity. This makes it more likely that users will see errors from Ubuntu One being overloaded, like in bug 882699. [Fix] Due to a bug, we always were backing up at midnight UTC, rather than midnight local time. While fixing that, I also put in code to randomly choose a time between 2 and 4 AM (local time), rather than midnight. [Test Case] * Enable daily automatic backups * Change your time zone so that it is 2AM * Wait two hours. Deja Dup should start backing up within those two hours. [Regression Potential] * The only code changed was the automatic scheduler. So any regressions would be there. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/1154920/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
