[BackupPC-users] Import pool or clients

2022-08-03 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
Hi, I pulled a V3 pool off an old hard disk that I had wrongly assumed was broken. Now I would like to import as much data as possible into my current V4 installation. Merging or importing pools does not seem to be an option, so I am wondering what could be done with the existing tools? I am

Re: [BackupPC-users] Import pool or clients

2022-08-03 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
t; data by hand into the folder structure, and then convert it to V4, but it > could be risky to your current pool. Adding data is the part for which I have not found any guide so far. BR, Fabian > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 2:31 PM backuppc--- via BackupPC-users > wrote: > > Hi,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Import pool or clients

2022-08-04 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
t; On 8/4/22 07:44, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 2:31 PM backuppc--- via BackupPC-users < > > backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> I pulled a V3 pool off an old hard disk that I had wrongly assumed was > >> broken. Now

Re: [BackupPC-users] Import pool or clients

2022-08-04 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
Les Mikesell wrote: > > why not just leave it at having the VM set > up with a version of backuppc that works with the old drive mounted? > Then on the odd chance that you need something from it, just fire up > that VM again. Right, I guess I should have mentioned that I don't trust that old HDD

Re: [BackupPC-users] Is it possible to backup on a remote storage instead of local fs?

2023-01-18 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
Marian Velez wrote: > The question then is very straightforward: is it possible to hack a > way to use a local backuppc installation us usual, but using a remote > backend storage for /pc/ and /pool/, especifically rsync.net or any > average sshfs/sftp backend? That is what the archive function i

[BackupPC-users] Full backup number got reset?

2023-04-15 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
Hi, I realized that I have one host where I have a backup history going back only 47 days while on all other hosts I have roughly 2 years. I am using the following settings for all hosts: FullPeriod=6.97 FillCycle=0 FullKeepCnt=[3, 0, 3, 0, 6] FullKeepCntMin=3 FullAgeMax=720 That should

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup Share Content

2023-07-29 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
jbk wrote: > I'm wondering if I need to add a "delete" argument to the > rsync line but am not sure of the consequences. Yes, you do need to add --delete. See e.g. here for the default rsync parameters: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/blob/master/conf/config.pl#L1288 BR, Fabian _

Re: [BackupPC-users] PingCmd no longer having effect

2024-04-05 Thread backuppc--- via BackupPC-users
Ian via BackupPC-users wrote: > the PingCmd field The documentation suggests to alter PingPath rather than PingCmd: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/BackupPC.html#_conf_pingpath_ Fabian ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourcef