Re: [BackupPC-users] Some Questions

[Han L. <ha...@me...>]

Thanks Craig,

Craig Barratt wrote:
> Han Lin writes:
> 
> 
>>I have some questions regarding the BackupPC :
>>
>>1. In the summary page, the Durations/Mins, Total #Files, Total Size/MB
>>between Full and Incremental backup is roughly the same? Why?
>>Incremental backup should be took shorter time and the files being
>>back-ed up also should be lesser than Full backup.
> 
> 
> Yes, generally they should be.  For some reason it sounds like the
> incrementals are transferring all the files too, which isn't right.
> What XferMethod are you using?

I used "tar" as XferMethod.

$Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar';
$Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ 
--totals';
$Conf{TarFullArgs} = '$fileList+';
$Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate+ $fileList+';
$Conf{TarClientRestoreCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -l root $host'
		   . ' $tarPath -x -p --numeric-owner --same-owner'
		   . ' -v -f - -C $shareName+';
$Conf{TarClientPath} = '/bin/gtar';

>>2. In the summary page, I saw this message "Because [hostname] has been
>>on the network at least 7 consecutive times, it will not be backed up
>>from 7:00 to 19:30 on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri." What does that mean?
> 
> 
> This refers to blackout.  By default machines that are always on the
> network are not backed up during regular hours.  See the Blackout
> config settings: you can turn this off or change the timing and
> behavior.

So is it safe if I'm disable it, what is the implication?

>>3. Which parameter to change to retain the backup for 1 month (4 Full &
>>24 Incremental backup).
> 
> 
> I doubt you really want to save 24 incremental backups, but here goes:
> 
>     $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = 4;
>     $Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 24;
> 
> See the documentation for $Conf{FullKeepCnt}; it allows you to specify
> exponential expiry too.
> 
> Craig

Btw, I've tried to protect the BackupPC_Admin with Auth method from 
Apache, but seems after that I can't go into BackupPC_Admin at all. Any 
advise on this?

Thanks & Best Regards,
Han Lin