Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude by file size
Hi, Marios Zindilis wrote on 2015-05-11 19:02:36 +0300 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude by file size]: You can -most probably- do that with the --max-size option of rsync, I would tend to agree. Most probably means that the BackupPC side of the transfer uses the Perl module File::RsyncP rather than native rsync, and this module doesn't implement all valid rsync options. From what the man page says, the --max-size option would actually need to be implemented by File::RsyncP (rather than the remote native rsync), so you'd need to test and see if it is. Of course, if that doesn't work, you always have the option of excluding the files you are having problems with by name (BackupFilesExclude). I realize that this doesn't automatically adapt to new large files appearing, which will cause the same problem all over again, but it would be a way to get your backup running again. The question to think about is: do you really want backups of these files, or don't you? A size limit is not an answer to this question, it's a workaround for an unsuited network link. This seems to be another instance of a common problem: how do I handle backup volume that [initially] won't complete over the limited bandwidth of the network link? The part you'd need to solve yourself in any case would be to get copies of the files in question to somewhere on your BackupPC server - assuming you want them in your backup. Most likely solutions would be sneakernet or some manual invocations of 'rsync -z ...'. I'll try to find some time to work on integrating those copies into an existing backup, so the next backup could use them as reference and avoid the network transfer or limit it to the changes in the files. Hope that helps. Regards, Holger -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] BackupPC fails to start in daemon mode on Ubuntu 14.04
Hello, After upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 (backuppc 3.2.1-2ubuntu1.1) to Ubuntu 14.04 (backuppc 3.3.0-1ubuntu1), BackupPC no longer starts in daemon mode. It runs fine in foreground though. I tried with a fresh server install and still the same thing. The child dies immediately after being forked and exits when the parent process exits. Here's what it looks like if I add sleep 60; right after forking the child process and before the parent exiting exit if ($pid); backuppc 16074 15421 0 15:55 pts/30 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC -d backuppc 16076 16074 0 15:55 pts/30 00:00:00 [BackupPC] defunct Same piece of code works fine if extracted and used by itself. Is there anyone running BackupPC on Ubuntu 14.04 having the same problem? Thanks, Stoyan -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude by file size
You can -most probably- do that with the --max-size option of rsync, check this page for hints: http://serverfault.com/questions/105206/rsync-exclude-files-that-are-over-a-certain-size You will need to pass that as additional parameters to the backup command. If you can't find out how to do that, please ask again. On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:34 PM, supp...@vip-consult.co.uk wrote: Hi all I have a problem with a remote machine which has few large files (2-3gb ) over a 10mb link this transfer never completes and the next day it tries again . It hangs on this transfer and never completes the rest of the backup. Is there a way to force backing up these large files last or if not seutp osme global exclude rule NOT to backup files larger than Kind Regards Chris -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- Marios Zindilis -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
