Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive Backup and Restores
Ryan writes: > Is there a way I can archive host backups in a way that has unmangled > names without compression or tar? Yes - you can use the archive feature, or you can write your own script that uses BackupPC_tarCreate to create a complete, self-contained tar archive of any backup (unmangled, no compression). > If not, is there a way that I can insert a specific host's archive > back into an existing BackupPC data store for handling via the CGI > interface? There isn't a simple way to do that. Craig - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] How to have multiple directories excluded from backups on a single server
On 13/12/06, Eric J. Feldhusen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm running BackupPC 2.1.2pl2 under RHEL4 and I have a single server
> with multiple directories that I don't want to backup, since the
> directories are just linux distribution iso's or the iso's exploded. I
> have a single $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} with two directories. If I put
> two directories in that line, as it is below, the first directory listed
> will be excluded, but the second directory is fully backed up. If I
> change the line to just one directory, that directory is excluded.
>
> Any suggestions?
If nothing works, you can always try to tinker with the command that
actually gets the data (e.g., put multiple "--exclude" arguments into
$Conf{RsyncArgs}). This is what I do so I know that it will work, though
I'd have preferred the more normal method of $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}.
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[BackupPC-users] Archive Backup and Restores
I have a problem. I am looking for a way to archive hosts to our tape library for offsite storage. However, the tape library is fully used by the horrible backup solution, NetVault by BakBone. Unfortunately, we are unable to get rid of NetVault and must coexist. I have to find a way to backup hosts from BackupPC to the NetVault owned library and restore when necessary. I'm worried about the disk structure of BackupPC in this regard. It seems that I wouldn't be able to easily backup a specific host and restore individual files or directories from that host without restoring the entire BackupPC data store. I cannot avoid using tapes because of the amount of data we are dealing with. It is also unacceptable to have to restore the entire BackupPC data store for an individual file or directory, as it is too large. Is there a way I can archive host backups in a way that has unmangled names without compression or tar? If not, is there a way that I can insert a specific host's archive back into an existing BackupPC data store for handling via the CGI interface? One last thing, as a side note. I'm not really sure I understand the rationale of having full backups and incremental when using RSync. Ryan Kather - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] How to have multiple directories excluded from backups on a single server
I'm running BackupPC 2.1.2pl2 under RHEL4 and I have a single server
with multiple directories that I don't want to backup, since the
directories are just linux distribution iso's or the iso's exploded. I
have a single $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} with two directories. If I put
two directories in that line, as it is below, the first directory listed
will be excluded, but the second directory is fully backed up. If I
change the line to just one directory, that directory is excluded.
Any suggestions?
My config.pl for the server in question is below.
do "/backupdata/conf/config.pl";
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = ['/', '/boot', '/var/ftp'];
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude}=['/var/ftp/pub/INSTALL',
'/var/ftp/pub/linux-iso'];
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[BackupPC-users] Backuppc Win2k Errors
All, This the error message that I'm getting when trying backup my Win2k server with Backuppc using rsyncd: rsync: writefd_unbuffered failed to write 4092 bytes [sender]: Software caused connection abort Thanks, Byron J. Trimble Technical Specialist/Systems Administrator 407-515-8613 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: btrimble - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] rsyncd doesn't complete
Craig Barratt wrote: > Chris writes: > >> I am running backuppc 2.1.1 on debian. I have a rsync server running on >> a Windows XP machine (cwRsync). The two machines are connected via a >> VPN (L2TP over IPSEC). >> >> I can use rsync directly with no problems. The transfer takes about >> four minutes. But when backuppc runs, the transfer freezes up after >> what looks like the last file is transfered. After two hours of >> inactivity have passed, backuppc gives up and closes the connection as >> well as not leaving even a partial backup. >> >> A significant difference I noticed between the two cases is that the >> rsyncd log when calling rsync directly says "rsync on test", but when >> using backuppc says "rsync on ." Test is the correct name of the rsyncd >> share. The only change I made to config.pl concerning rsync is to add >> --compress as an rsync option. Any help solving this problem is >> appreciated. Log/config file outputs are below. > > File::RsyncP doesn't support the --compress option, so you should > remove it. Try again and if it still fails please email the XferLOG > file. > That fixed it. I hadn't realised that BackupPC uses File::RsyncP and not the rsync client. Thanks, Craig. -- Chris - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue
Holger writes:
> > $Conf{ConfDir} = '/etc/BackupPC';
>
> in the main config.pl probably means the config files will be put somewhere
> beneath there - I take it from Lorentz Hinrichsens message in the same
> thread that the actual location is "/etc/BackupPC/pc/$host.pl" (substitute
> the hostname for $host).
Right.
> > For what it's worth, I started with 2.1.2pl2 stable and had per-machine
> > configs for each machine working fine. When I installed the 3.0.0beta3
> > as an upgrade OVER the existing install, it worked fine. Maybe there's
> > something different about the install script that differs between
> > upgrade and a fresh install?
>
> As I understand it, the whole point of the $Conf{ConfDir} configuration
> variable is to let you choose where your configuration will be kept. FHS
> wants it below /etc, BackupPC 2.x.x kept it below $Conf{TopDir} (except
> there was no $Conf{TopDir} in 2.x.x ;-), which has the advantage of being
> "near" the pool, i.e. possibly on a separate hard disk. I believe, the
> install script leaves existing configuration files where they are by
> adjusting $Conf{ConfDir}. For new installations, BackupPC follows FHS and
> puts them below /etc/BackupPC, setting $Conf{ConfDir} accordingly.
Right.
In BackupPC 2.x the TopDir was hardcoded by configure.pl in
lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm so that BackupPC knew where to find the
config file (and all the pool and PC backup files, since they
were all in the same place).
In BackupPC 3.0.0, the FHS setting and the ConfigDir is hardcoded in
lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm. That's necessary so BackupPC knows where to find
the config file. In non-FHS mode all the paths are hardcoded as
before. BackupPC reads the config file and grabs the other directory
paths out of the config file.
So to change the config file location in 3.0.0 you have to edit both
the config file and lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm.
Craig
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