Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Hi, for the archives ... Boniforti Flavio wrote on 2009-04-29 16:06:23 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods]: close, but not quite. In order for the incremental to be done against the last incremental, you need to set $Conf{IncrLevels} = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Thus, if I¹d change the level from 1 to 6 (for example) I simply would be turning the ³pure incremental² backups into ³differential² backups? I mean, in this latter case, incr backups would be done in relation to the most recent BACKUP (full or incremental wouldn¹t play a role)?!

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

On 04/28 11:03 , Boniforti Flavio wrote: Am I right if I understand that leaving INCR Backups with IncrLevel=1, means in fact that every incremental backup is done in relation to the most recent FULL backup? Thus, if I¹d change the level from 1 to 6 (for example) I simply would be turning the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

I'm coming back on following part: OK, now the main question of my post: data retention. I want to have one full month of daily retrievable backups: would this be achieved by setting ³FullKeepCnt² to 4 and ³IncrKeepCnt² to 24? If your months have 28 days, yes. In my personal

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

On 04/29 02:22 , Boniforti Flavio wrote: In my actual setup when the oldest FULL gets deleted (because it is now older than 4 weeks), do I loose also all the subsequent INCREMENTALS that were done? actually, I believe that the fulls are expired when BOTH: - all incrementals depending on them

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Boniforti Flavio wrote: I'm coming back on following part: OK, now the main question of my post: data retention. I want to have one full month of daily retrievable backups: would this be achieved by setting ³FullKeepCnt² to 4 and ³IncrKeepCnt² to 24? If your months have 28 days, yes. In

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Hi, Boniforti Flavio wrote on 2009-04-29 14:22:36 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods]: OK, now the main question of my post: data retention. [...] In my actual setup when the oldest FULL gets deleted (because it is now older than 4 weeks), do I loose also all

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

close, but not quite. In order for the incremental to be done against the last incremental, you need to set $Conf{IncrLevels} = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; (provided you have 6 days of incrementals between fulls) OK, so *this* would make them become differential rather than pure incrementals,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Hy Carl, actually, I believe that the fulls are expired when BOTH: - all incrementals depending on them expire - the retention period for fulls expires you say you *believe* that BackupPC is working like above, which would be very intelligent and would make sense. Still, is there anybody who

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Holger Parplies wrote: Hi, Boniforti Flavio wrote on 2009-04-29 14:22:36 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods]: OK, now the main question of my post: data retention. [...] In my actual setup when the oldest FULL gets deleted (because it is now older

[BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Hello list! Now that my backups are working with the default settings, I¹d like to go a bit deeper and tune them for my needs. Actually the parameters are set in a way that I get 1 FULL and 6 INCR backups. Let me immediately address the first argument: the ³IncrLevel². Am I right if I understand

Re: [BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods

Hi, Boniforti Flavio wrote on 2009-04-28 23:03:05 +0200 [[BackupPC-users] Defining data retention periods]: Am I right if I understand that leaving INCR Backups with IncrLevel=1, means in fact that every incremental backup is done in relation to the most recent FULL backup? yes. Thus, if I