Re: [BackupPC-users] long rsync backup time
Any thoughts on why it is taking so long? what are the specs on the backup server and the client? CPU RAM specifically. what is their connectivity? is the 5GB is small files, large files, or a mix? what is the system load on the backup server and the client? -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com___ 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] long rsync backup time
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Wooden wrote: I am new to backuppc. I got my first rsync backuppc client to run but, it takes a long time (5GB data, 15 hours and I stopped it.) I have excluded: '/proc', '/dev', '/tmp', '/mnt', '/media', '/sys', '/lost+found', '/usr/src', '/var/lib', '/var/tmp', '/var/cache', '/var/spool', '/var/run', '/var/lock', '/var/games' and '/home' I have manually run: sudo -u backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -v -f backupclient and I get confused as I am seeing /proc and /dev stuff in the verbose output. Is backuppc backing up those directories? Any thoughts on why it is taking so long? Clearly your excludes are not working the way you haad expected. However, one way to solve this more easily is to simply add the - --one-file-system parameter to the rsync command (in backuppc config file). The next step would be to provide enough information so someone can tell you what is wrong with your configuration. (ie, send a copy of your hostname.pl file). Regards, Adam -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAktmATwACgkQGyoxogrTyiXoUwCg0dhX7g4/aZDbljouu8+EWLt0 ww0An0z5rsREcrBVr41CgtEhaMY1gYTx =+X1y -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com ___ 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] long rsync backup time
Thanks Dad, dan wrote: Any thoughts on why it is taking so long? what are the specs on the backup server and the client? CPU RAM specifically. server: P3-1.0GHz, 384Mb RAM server is also the nfs server for two clients in my house. So, minimal load while running as nfs server. client: Q6600-Quad, 4Gb RAM, 80Gb SATA hd what is their connectivity? 10/100 wired network is the 5GB is small files, large files, or a mix? The client is simply an Ubuntu 9.10 64-bit desktop what is the system load on the backup server and the client? server: 90%+ while backuppc is running (via top) client: minor load change but, really not much for Quad CPU The server stores the /home, hence the reason to exclude /home. I do not think I am asking backuppc to do anything abnormal except to backup everything other than my exclude list (of the first post.) I wonder if I have not excluded some log file that is constantly changing and therefore messing with my backup. When I ran the manual troubleshooting command string the CPU (on the server) was running at 60% or so. Hum-m-m. -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com ___ 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/ -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com ___ 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] long rsync backup time
Ok, let us try one question at a time for now. I had written in my first post: I have manually run: sudo -u backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -v -f backupclient and I get confused as I am seeing /proc and /dev stuff in the verbose output. Is backuppc backing up those directories? Any thoughts on why I am seeing the /proc, /dev and other excluded directories being scanned in the verbose output? Are all directories scanned and those directories that are excluded then not backed up and should just ignore this verbose output? -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com ___ 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] long rsync backup time
Ok, let us try one question at a time for now. I had written in my first post: I have manually run: sudo -u backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -v -f backupclient and I get confused as I am seeing /proc and /dev stuff in the verbose output. Is backuppc backing up those directories? Any thoughts on why I am seeing the /proc, /dev and other excluded directories being scanned in the verbose output? Are all directories scanned and those directories that are excluded then not backed up and should just ignore this verbose output? At the top of your logs, it should have a list of your excludes. Perhaps you should start there to see what's actually excluded. -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com ___ 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/
