That's an excellent solution - in all honesty, I hadn't even thought of just using cron to add to the DJ queue.
Each backup location manages its own backups - pull, not push, so multiple locations will be managed by chef. Any good drop-in dashboards for DJ? Or does it have its own that I haven't found yet? On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:18 AM, James Healy <[email protected]> wrote: > On 30 August 2011 11:12, Michael Pearson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, we're already using delayed_job here, but as far as I can tell they > > solve different problems. > > I use delayed job to solve many of the issues you mention, but it > fails your multiple locations requirement. > > I have simple cron tasks that pop jobs(including backups) onto the > delayed job queue. > > Hoptoad is setup to track job errors and a simple rails controller > queries the delayed_jobs table to report failed, running and upcoming > jobs. > > However, there's no support for multiple queues so you won't easily be > able to backup multiple machines. > > James > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > -- Michael Pearson The Bon Scotts; http://www.thebonscotts.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
