Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:12:41 +0100, Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote: If not, what is the correct procedure to do this within Windows? How do you list the complete filesystem so that everything shows, are there specialist tools for this? (it appears to be impossible to access some dirs even if using console/administrator and explorer/DOS show a different view of the fs) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768 Thanks, but this does not explain what Bacula (or other packages) can do about backing up and particularly restoring junctions/reparse points. Are you supposed to dump a listing before a backup and recreate them by hand on a restore? I wonder if that is even possible for some protected areas. -- The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:24:10 +0100, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Randy Katz rk...@simplicityhosting.com wrote: On 1/31/2011 9:08 AM, John Drescher wrote: John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. Sorry, onefs=no is what I meant. This is generally still the wrong thing to do. Its better to include the target of the junction in the fileset instead of backing up through the juction but I guess it would work. This will cause you problems on disaster recovery because the junction will not automatically remade. If you use this method you will have to recreate the junctions before the restore instead of recreating junctions after with the onefs=yes method. I couldn't find this in the manual, but is it even possible to backup/restore a Windows junction point? I.e. the junction point itself, not the data it points to. If not, what is the correct procedure to do this within Windows? How do you list the complete filesystem so that everything shows, are there specialist tools for this? (it appears to be impossible to access some dirs even if using console/administrator and explorer/DOS show a different view of the fs) Or are you supposed to be resigned to using the built-in full image (i.e. space wasting) backup in W2K8? How do other backup solutions handle this? -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
If not, what is the correct procedure to do this within Windows? How do you list the complete filesystem so that everything shows, are there specialist tools for this? (it appears to be impossible to access some dirs even if using console/administrator and explorer/DOS show a different view of the fs) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768 -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Please advise, thanks. -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
Am 31.01.2011 13:33, schrieb Randy Katz: Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Please advise, thanks. Hi, look at the onefs option for the FileSet resource: http://bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Configuring_Director.html#SECTION00187 Regards, Christian Manal -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On 1/31/2011 4:46 AM, Christian Manal wrote: Am 31.01.2011 13:33, schrieb Randy Katz: Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Please advise, thanks. Hi, look at the onefs option for the FileSet resource: http://bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Configuring_Director.html#SECTION00187 Excellent! Thanks! -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:59:29 -0800, Randy Katz said: On 1/31/2011 4:46 AM, Christian Manal wrote: Am 31.01.2011 13:33, schrieb Randy Katz: Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Please advise, thanks. Hi, look at the onefs option for the FileSet resource: http://bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Configuring_Director.html#SECTION00187 Excellent! Thanks! Be careful though -- onefs will remove the error and copy the files, but restore will not recreate the junction point. That may break something. __Martin -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Randy Katz rk...@simplicityhosting.com wrote: Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Is the target of this junction already on C: or some other drive that is already in the backup set? John -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On 1/31/2011 8:45 AM, John Drescher wrote: On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Randy Katzrk...@simplicityhosting.com wrote: Hi, I am seeing this error: 31-Jan 03:42 win1-fd JobId 157: C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec is a junction point or a different filesystem. Will not descend from C:/inetpub into it. I have many of these in C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/ How can I get these backed up, the file statement is currently: File = C:/inetpub Do I need to do this for each directory? File = C:/inetpub/vhosts/Servers/3/localuser/dirrec Is the target of this junction already on C: or some other drive that is already in the backup set? John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. John -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On 1/31/2011 9:08 AM, John Drescher wrote: John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. I set it to onefs=yes and it is backing it up now and not twice. I am happy. -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On 1/31/2011 9:08 AM, John Drescher wrote: John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. Sorry, onefs=no is what I meant. -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Randy Katz rk...@simplicityhosting.com wrote: On 1/31/2011 9:08 AM, John Drescher wrote: John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. Sorry, onefs=no is what I meant. This is generally still the wrong thing to do. Its better to include the target of the junction in the fileset instead of backing up through the juction but I guess it would work. This will cause you problems on disaster recovery because the junction will not automatically remade. If you use this method you will have to recreate the junctions before the restore instead of recreating junctions after with the onefs=yes method. John -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Backup Junction Point / Filesystem Question
On 1/31/2011 9:24 AM, John Drescher wrote: On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Randy Katz rk...@simplicityhosting.com wrote: On 1/31/2011 9:08 AM, John Drescher wrote: John, thanks, but this was already addressed to the list, using the onefs option to yes takes care of the issue, and no, there is no other target drive other then C:. My point is no the onefs option does not properly fix the issue. If the target of the junction is on C: you do NOT want to set onefs=no because the data in the junction will be backed up twice then. Sorry, onefs=no is what I meant. This is generally still the wrong thing to do. Its better to include the target of the junction in the fileset instead of backing up through the juction but I guess it would work. This will cause you problems on disaster recovery because the junction will not automatically remade. If you use this method you will have to recreate the junctions before the restore instead of recreating junctions after with the onefs=yes method. ok, thanks. -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
