Re: [BackupPC-users] Using NFS to increase backup speed

[Sorin S. <Sor...@or...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Les Mikesell [mailto:les...@gm...]
> Sent: den 17 oktober 2014 16:57
> To: General list for user discussion, questions and support
> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Using NFS to increase backup speed
> 
> > I was worried the full backup wouldn't complete in the limited time the BPC
> server in online.
> > For practical reasons (well, because of the hd-space available really), the
> server used is off during nights in order to save some electricity.
> >
> > The first backup took some 17 hours...
> >
> > Today, I just checked, the first incremental backup took just under three
> hours, which is completely okay.
> > I'll need to see how the next full backup performs with the speed tweaks
> I've done so far.
> 
> Incrementals will quickly skip over files where the timestamp and
> length match the copy in the previous full run.  They do transfer more
> each time until the next full sets a new comparision base.  So the
> times you need to be concerned about are the last (usually 6th)
> incremental in the set, and the 3rd full run after setting the
> checksum-seed option).  These should show what to expect for
> subsequent times.

Yupp, I noticed.

Will take another three or four days till the 6th backup shows.

So far, so good!

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//Sorin