I had a typo in the last message; I had changed the time to 12 hours after the test but before copy/pasting. The time is specified in minutes and for 1 hour it would be:
AutoBackupInterval = 60 On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 2:56 AM, Dahlia Trimble <[email protected]> wrote: > The AutoBackupModule is in OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.dll. I'm not > sure of the origins of the code, if it works properly, or if it is fully > implemented or maintained. > > I added the following to the bottom of *OpenSim.ini* and it appears to > work: > > [AutoBackupModule] > AutoBackupModuleEnabled = true > AutoBackup = true > AutoBackupInterval = 720 > AutoBackupSkipAssets = true > AutoBackupKeepFilesForDays = 5 > AutoBackupDir = ../backups/ > > After an hour I found a oar file in the specified directory. There were > also console messages showing output from the save oar task. > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 1:28 AM, Unadecal Arado <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello again Thomas, I managed to work this out. I rummaged through some >> txt files I have been collecting with various configuration hacks collected >> through chatting to other sim owners in OSGrid and I found this: >> >> [AutoBackupModule] >> >> ;; default is module is disabled at the top level >> >> AutoBackupModuleEnabled = true >> AutoBackup = true >> AutoBackupInterval = 1440 >> AutoBackupBusyCheck = true >> AutoBackupNaming = time >> AutoBackupDir = "D:\OARBackups\" >> AutoBackupThreshold = 1 >> >> I'm not sure what AutoBackupThreshold does, it might be an error in >> invoking AutoBackupdilationThreshold since it seems to be undocumented. >> >> At any rate, the key ingredient there seems to be AutoBackup = true to >> enable the feature. It started working after I added this. >> >> As a matter of interest, I run the base OS distro and the Metropolis >> distro, both at the 0.8.0.3 version level on Windows and there isn't a >> separate Autobackup module, but the feature works. Also, the Windows build >> seems to be happy with both UNIX and DOS style file paths. >> >> As an aside, I don't think that having autoBackup as an interval from >> uptime is the best way to go about this. It works if the sim is undergoing >> constant change and you set the intervals short enough, such as 30, 60 or >> 120 minutes. In any given day, then, you are bound to have several OARs, >> which is great. >> >> On the other hand, if the sim is fairly static or you are keen to >> minimize overheads and set the intervals to 12 or 24 hours because you >> don't need more than 1 or two OARs per day, using Autobackup might not >> work, particularly if the simulator restarts for whatever reason (most of >> my simulators are set to restart daily). In that case, Autobackup might >> chase a time interval which will never come. >> >> It would be great if we had a key called AutoBackupTime = hh:mm, which >> schedules a backup for hh:mm no matter what if set, and then at >> AutoBackupInterval after that. Yhis way, OAR generation might be more >> predictable at longer intervals. >> >> Unadecal >> >> On 23 February 2015 at 06:22, Unadecal Arado <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> [Update] >>> >>> I got curious, so I read the relevant Wiki pge ( >>> http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Feature_Proposals/AutoBackup), selected a >>> currently unused simulator running Metropolis 0803, which is the current >>> version, inserted this section in the Opensim.ini file: >>> >>> [AutoBackupModule] >>> AutoBackupModuleEnabled = true >>> AutoBackupInterval = 10 >>> AutoBackupDir = /Googledrive/Opensim-005/Embassy/OAR/ >>> AutoBackupNaming = Time >>> AutoBackupBusyCheck=False >>> >>> I then restarted the simulator and verified that the AutoBackup >>> configuration had taken effect by way of the "config show" console command. >>> It all seemed set, but there are no backups taking place. I have no clues >>> to follow at this point since the log does not provide any details at all. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 22 February 2015 at 22:22, Unadecal Arado <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure if your configuration is not being read correctly, which >>>> is strange because you reference AutoBackup config parameters in your >>>> StandaloneCommon.ini (I assume you include this file in your Opensim.ini) >>>> and also in your regions file. >>>> >>>> Have you tried adding these parameters directly into your Opensim.ini? >>>> >>>> You might also want to set AutoBackupBusyCheck=False, since it could >>>> also be that the module is procrastinating for some unknown reason. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> >>>> Unadecal >>>> >>>> On 22 February 2015 at 21:36, Thomas Ringate <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I can’t figure out what it is I am doing wrong. I want to set up >>>>> autobackup but it is not working for me. >>>>> >>>>> I placed the following into my StandaloneCommon.ini file. >>>>> >>>>> [AutoBackupModule] >>>>> AutoBackupModuleEnabled = true >>>>> AutoBackupInterval = 30 >>>>> AutoBackupDir = /var/opensim/backup/OAR/test/ >>>>> AutoBackupNaming = Time >>>>> >>>>> My expectations were this would set this for all of my regions as >>>>> their default and if I wanted something different in a specific region I >>>>> could set new values in that region. >>>>> >>>>> I let the simulator run for a few hours and no OAR’s were created at >>>>> all. >>>>> >>>>> I then added the following to one of my regions. >>>>> >>>>> AutoBackupModuleEnabled = true >>>>> AutoBackupInterval = 15 >>>>> AutoBackupDir = /var/opensim/backup/test/ >>>>> AutoBackupNaming = Time >>>>> >>>>> Left my simulator run for a few more hours and still nothing was saved. >>>>> >>>>> Looking in my log file I only see the following. >>>>> >>>>> 2015-02-22 14:57:20,124 INFO - >>>>> OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.AutoBackup.AutoBackupModule [AUTO >>>>> BACKUP]: AutoBackupModule enabled >>>>> 2015-02-22 14:57:20,128 DEBUG - >>>>> OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.AutoBackup.AutoBackupModule [AUTO >>>>> BACKUP]: Here is the default config: >>>>> 2015-02-22 14:57:20,130 DEBUG - >>>>> OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.AutoBackup.AutoBackupModule [AUTO >>>>> BACKUP]: AutoBackup: DISABLED >>>>> [AUTO BACKUP]: Interval: 720 minutes >>>>> [AUTO BACKUP]: Do Busy Check: Yes >>>>> [AUTO BACKUP]: Naming Type: Time >>>>> [AUTO BACKUP]: Backup Dir: . >>>>> [AUTO BACKUP]: Script: >>>>> >>>>> Searching my bin directory I do not see any file named >>>>> IRegionAutoBackupModule >>>>> or anything even close. >>>>> I used the last zip file on OSGrid to build my simulator. I am >>>>> running on Linux Fedora 21. >>>>> The simulator has been dormant for the entire testing. Only logged in >>>>> once to make sure it was working. >>>>> I never say anything appear in the console window either. >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Opensim-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://opensimulator.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://opensimulator.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> >> >
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