Re: [BackupPC-users] Mark backup for premenent retention
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Bright [mailto:nick.bri...@valnet.net]
> Sent: den 28 november 2017 17:47
> To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Mark backup for premenent retention
>
> On 11/28/2017 10:38 AM, Nick Bright wrote:
> > Is there a way to mark a backup point (in this case, it's an
> > incremental) so that the backup (and all backups it depends on) are
> > preeminently retained?
> >
> > e.g. for a server that's failed or been decommissioned?
> >
> I may have already done so by disabling backups with
> $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 0;
>
> "Disable all full and incremental backups. These settings are useful for
> a client that is no longer being backed up (eg: a retired machine), but
> you wish to keep the last backups available for browsing or restoring to
> other machines."
>
> Sounds like that does what I'm looking for, and I just skimmed over the
> part about "keep the last backups available". I'm interpreting this as
> it'll retain all existing backups. Could anybody confirm?
That's what I do with decommissioned machines.
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc & Win2016
> -Original Message- > From: Curtis Vaughan [mailto:cavaug...@gmail.com] > Sent: den 28 november 2017 23:30 > To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc & Win2016 > > Been using Backuppc for Windows and Linux servers for years now, added > a Win2016 server and have set it up as usual, but it won't back up the > server. Can't figure out what's going on and the logs are no help > either. > > If from the server I try a rsync --list-only it lists everything. I > used to actually have the full rsync command to try out a sync as the > backuppc would, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. > > Once I start a full backup, it lists it as being started and never > stops. But nothing is going on. Listing what jobs are going on with a > 'ps axwww', I see for the server in question only: > > 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump [servername] > > it never gets beyond that. > > Any clues? Could it be that the first backup takes a long time to hash (or whatever) the file list before the backup-procedure actually starts? Is the firewall on the Win-server setup to allow incoming connections from your BPC-server? FWIW, I've never been able to backup our AD-connected Windows 2000/2008/2012 servers, unless I've used DeltaCopy. Maybe Windows 2016 is the same. More info about DeltaCopy: http://www.aboutmyip.com/AboutMyXApp/DeltaCopy.jsp HTH. -- //Sorin smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ 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 & Win2016
Been using Backuppc for Windows and Linux servers for years now, added a Win2016 server and have set it up as usual, but it won't back up the server. Can't figure out what's going on and the logs are no help either. If from the server I try a rsync --list-only it lists everything. I used to actually have the full rsync command to try out a sync as the backuppc would, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Once I start a full backup, it lists it as being started and never stops. But nothing is going on. Listing what jobs are going on with a 'ps axwww', I see for the server in question only: 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump [servername] it never gets beyond that. Any clues? -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ 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] Mark backup for premenent retention
On 11/28/2017 05:46 PM, Nick Bright wrote:
On 11/28/2017 10:38 AM, Nick Bright wrote:
Is there a way to mark a backup point (in this case, it's an
incremental) so that the backup (and all backups it depends on) are
preeminently retained?
e.g. for a server that's failed or been decommissioned?
I may have already done so by disabling backups with
$Conf{BackupsDisable} = 0;
"Disable all full and incremental backups. These settings are useful for
a client that is no longer being backed up (eg: a retired machine), but
you wish to keep the last backups available for browsing or restoring to
other machines."
Sounds like that does what I'm looking for, and I just skimmed over the
part about "keep the last backups available". I'm interpreting this as
it'll retain all existing backups. Could anybody confirm?
Confirmed, except that 0 means "not disabled".
AFAIU, the host still participates in cleanup according to the usual
settings (FullKeepCnt, FullKeepCntMin, IncrKeepCnt, IncrKeepCntMin), but
since you certainly didn't set all of those to 0, you will be golden.
Cheers,
Alex
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Mark backup for premenent retention
On 11/28/2017 10:38 AM, Nick Bright wrote:
Is there a way to mark a backup point (in this case, it's an
incremental) so that the backup (and all backups it depends on) are
preeminently retained?
e.g. for a server that's failed or been decommissioned?
I may have already done so by disabling backups with
$Conf{BackupsDisable} = 0;
"Disable all full and incremental backups. These settings are useful for
a client that is no longer being backed up (eg: a retired machine), but
you wish to keep the last backups available for browsing or restoring to
other machines."
Sounds like that does what I'm looking for, and I just skimmed over the
part about "keep the last backups available". I'm interpreting this as
it'll retain all existing backups. Could anybody confirm?
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[BackupPC-users] Mark backup for premenent retention
Is there a way to mark a backup point (in this case, it's an incremental) so that the backup (and all backups it depends on) are preeminently retained? e.g. for a server that's failed or been decommissioned? -- --- - Nick Bright- - Vice President of Technology - - Valnet -=- We Connect You -=- - - Tel 888-332-1616 x 315 / Fax 620-331-0789 - - Web http://www.valnet.net/ - --- - Are your files safe?- - Valnet Vault - Secure Cloud Backup - - More information & 30 day free trial at - - http://www.valnet.net/services/valnet-vault - --- -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ 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/
