Re: [Bacula-users] 287GB data, 100MB/day, 2 weeks restore. Howto setup

2009-12-08 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Hi, On Tue, 08 Dec 2009, Niklas Hagman wrote: Thank you James for that answer. As I expected, 2 full backups seems to be needed to exist to be able to have 2 weeks possibility to restore. But what about this: (F = full, I= incremental. Day 1 to day 13.) F+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I Then

[Bacula-users] Migration Job and Next Pool configuration

2009-12-08 Thread Daniel Kamm
Dear all, I am considering to use migration jobs to set up a D2D2T backup scenario. I am actually considering to use pools like that: Migration Job Backup Job -- WEEKLY1 Tape Pool / Backup

Re: [Bacula-users] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] BaculaTimeMachinetype SOHOconfig?

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
Timo Neuvonen timo-n...@tee-en.net kirjoitti viestissä news:hfjoo9$ks...@ger.gmane.org... Simon J Mudd sjm...@pobox.com kirjoitti viestissä news:m3fx7mkdv3@mad06.wl0.org... timo-n...@tee-en.net (Timo Neuvonen) writes: Simon J Mudd sjm...@pobox.com kirjoitti viestissä ... Yes, but

Re: [Bacula-users] Migration Job and Next Pool configuration

2009-12-08 Thread James Harper
I am considering to use migration jobs to set up a D2D2T backup scenario. I am actually considering to use pools like that: Migration Job Backup Job -- WEEKLY1 Tape Pool / Backup

Re: [Bacula-users] Migration Job and Next Pool configuration

2009-12-08 Thread Daniel Kamm
James Harper wrote: I am considering to use migration jobs to set up a D2D2T backup scenario. I am actually considering to use pools like that: Migration Job Backup Job -- WEEKLY1 Tape Pool

[Bacula-users] Enabling data compression according to storage?

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
Software data compression can be enabled in Bacula by the Director's Fileset Compression=GZIP option. But is there any way to control whether to compress data or not, based on the storage used? I mean, can I use software data compression for file/disk devices, and not for tape devices, with the

Re: [Bacula-users] 287GB data, 100MB/day, 2 weeks restore. Howto setup

2009-12-08 Thread Niklas Hagman - FiberDirekt AB
Hi there Gavin. Thanks for the answer. It seems like I have misunderstood something here. You say that it only requires about 1.4GB more disk space to have F+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+F2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2 where F2 is a VirtualFull backup. Do you mean that a Virtual Backup

[Bacula-users] Fatal append error on device - Command error with FD

2009-12-08 Thread thebuzz
thebuzz wrote: Hi Im having a big problem with an Windows 2000 old ASP server that I try to backup via Bacula FD on Windows server is 3.0.2 and server is 3.0.2 I get an 3Gb backup every time - but when I do an bconsole command list files jobid=17 it shows *list files jobid=17

Re: [Bacula-users] Fatal append error on device - Command error with FD

2009-12-08 Thread Ralf Gross
thebuzz schrieb: Im having a big problem with an Windows 2000 old ASP server that I try to backup via Bacula FD on Windows server is 3.0.2 and server is 3.0.2 I get an 3Gb backup every time - but when I do an bconsole command list files jobid=17 it shows *list files jobid=17 No

[Bacula-users] Overriding Client's Job/File retention?

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
Is there any way to override Job/File retention periods that are specified in the Client part of Director configuration? This need arises, when I use the same Client spec to run both daily and archive backups. Archive ones are run very seldom, and written to non-recyclable volumes. They are

Re: [Bacula-users] estimating time remaining on a backup

2009-12-08 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Hi, On Mon, 07 Dec 2009, Alex Chekholko wrote: On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:46:02 + Gavin McCullagh gavin.mccull...@gcd.ie wrote: I started a full backup last night of a tired old Windows-based Dell NAS. It's very slow. The filesystem is full and super-fragmented. I also have

Re: [Bacula-users] 287GB data, 100MB/day, 2 weeks restore. Howto setup

2009-12-08 Thread Gavin McCullagh
Hi, On Tue, 08 Dec 2009, Niklas Hagman - FiberDirekt AB wrote: Hi there Gavin. Thanks for the answer. It seems like I have misunderstood something here. You say that it only requires about 1.4GB more disk space to have F+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+I+F2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2+I2

Re: [Bacula-users] Fatal append error on device - Command error with FD

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
01-Dec 23#58;06 kopi3.domain.dk-dir JobId 44#58; Start Backup JobId 44, Job=aspjob.2009-12-01_23.05.00_05 01-Dec 23#58;06 kopi3.domain.dk-dir JobId 44#58; Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume Vol0014 as Used. 02-Dec 01#58;22 kopi3.domain.dk-dir JobId 44#58; Fatal error#58;

Re: [Bacula-users] estimating time remaining on a backup

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
I was wondering if Bacula might be in a position to estimate or help the user estimate the time remaining based on what it already knows?  I'm not sure if it does any sort of internal estimate at the start or if it just starts traversing the filesystem sending what it needs to send. Bacula

Re: [Bacula-users] Enabling data compression according to storage?

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Timo Neuvonen timo-n...@tee-en.net wrote: Software data compression can be enabled in Bacula by the Director's Fileset Compression=GZIP option. But is there any way to control whether to compress data or not, based on the storage used? I mean, can I use

Re: [Bacula-users] Problem adding a client [SOLVED]

2009-12-08 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 19:32 -0700, Craig White wrote: On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 17:41 -0700, Craig White wrote: On Sat, 2009-12-05 at 13:24 -0500, John Drescher wrote: I've been all through the documentation and I was sure I set up things correctly. Server is CentOS-5 built 3.0.3

Re: [Bacula-users] Overriding Client's Job/File retention?

2009-12-08 Thread Thomas Mueller
Am Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:17:07 +0200 schrieb Timo Neuvonen: Is there any way to override Job/File retention periods that are specified in the Client part of Director configuration? This need arises, when I use the same Client spec to run both daily and archive backups. Archive ones are

Re: [Bacula-users] Overriding Client's Job/File retention?

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
Thomas Mueller tho...@chaschperli.ch kirjoitti viestissä news:hflt3c$6o...@ger.gmane.org... Am Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:17:07 +0200 schrieb Timo Neuvonen: Is there any way to override Job/File retention periods that are specified in the Client part of Director configuration? This need arises,

[Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
Everyone, I currently have a single server with 2.5TB of local data that I need to back up. The problem I am running into is that the server only has a 100Mb/s network card so I am limited to 12MB/s of data transfer. I thought using the loopback interface would give better speed but it seems that

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com kirjoitti viestissä news:88bc6885d33a9d42a1ccb45e8749525ed15...@pigeon.sandiego.nextlevelinternet.com... Everyone, I currently have a single server with 2.5TB of local data that I need to back up. The problem I am running into is that the

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Timo Neuvonen timo-n...@tee-en.net wrote: Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com kirjoitti viestissä news:88bc6885d33a9d42a1ccb45e8749525ed15...@pigeon.sandiego.nextlevelinternet.com... Everyone, I currently have a single server with 2.5TB of

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
John, I have moved the database onto a dedicated server. I also added a SATA drive on a different controller for spooling the data. While the data is spooling I am seeing 9.5MB/s for writing to the spool drive. When it despools I am seeing 50-55MB/s. The storage is a Dell TL2000 tape array.

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com wrote: John, I have moved the database onto a dedicated server. I also added a SATA drive on a different controller for spooling the data. While the data is spooling I am seeing 9.5MB/s for writing to the

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com wrote: Yes it is a raid-6 configuration running on a 3ware 9690SA-8I. Do you have attribute spooling on? John -- Return on

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
I was going to say no. but looking in the documentation NOTE: When Spool Data is set to yes, Spool Attributes is also automatically set to yes. I have to say yes. I have spool data enabled thus spool attributes is on as well. -H -Original Message- From: John Drescher

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
Should it be set to no? Also can you have spool data on and spool attributes off? -H -Original Message- From: Hayden Katzenellenbogen [mailto:hay...@nextlevelinternet.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:33 PM To: John Drescher; bacula-users Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Network

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Timo Neuvonen
John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com kirjoitti viestissä news:387ee2020912081330v6e8fa197s5009971859acb...@mail.gmail.com... On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com wrote: Yes it is a raid-6 configuration running on a 3ware 9690SA-8I. I've never had

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com wrote: Should it be set to no? Also can you have spool data on and spool attributes off? Yes. But I was asking because the job will backup the data faster if the attributes are spooled. The reason is without

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
TiN, The write-cache is already enabled. Just checked. I have turned all the settings onto performance just in case. But looking at iostat it does not seem to have made any difference. -H -Original Message- From: Timo Neuvonen [mailto:timo-n...@tee-en.net] Sent: Tuesday, December

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread John Drescher
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Timo Neuvonen timo-n...@tee-en.net wrote: John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com kirjoitti viestissä news:387ee2020912081330v6e8fa197s5009971859acb...@mail.gmail.com... On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen hay...@nextlevelinternet.com wrote: Yes

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Hayden Katzenellenbogen
Write cache is enabled. I have a separate sata drive connected to the motherboards sata controller that I am using to spool the data. The only thing that is coming off this raid array is the data to be backed up. Writing to that array is done only once per hour and totals about 1gig per day.

[Bacula-users] bacula-dir 3.0.3 dies on second job run or manual reload.

2009-12-08 Thread Janusz Syrytczyk
Hi, I've upgraded to 3.0.3 from 3.0.2 a while ago and I'm facing serious problems with bacula-dir stability. Just after its start, Director is able to perform any request I have (perform a backup, restore, reload etc.). But once I've got the task done, Director stops listening me - the

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread Steve Ellis
I have what sounds like it is a less-powerful system than yours, and I see significantly faster performance from Bacula 3.0.2 (and before that with 2.4 and earlier). My system uses a 3ware 9500 connected merely via 32-bit PCI, and I have a single separate spool drive connected via the

Re: [Bacula-users] Network transfer Speed

2009-12-08 Thread mehma sarja
Ah HAH! The old I just upgraded to bacula 3.03 this morning mistake. The problem here could be what happened to me. The database needs to be bounced. Yes, indexes dropped and re-init-ed. It was a few moons ago and I forget what exactly I did. Horribly slow backups and they NEVER finished and