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Hi there,
I am getting ready to put in a backuppc server to backup a large file server that needs to be backed up overnight. I saw reference to a way to run multiple jobs for one host in the messages that went by but I can't find the message now. I would like to specify each share as separate jobs that will run concurrently. This should allow me to backup the server within 6 hours.
Thanks a lot for any help.
Leon

Leon Letto writes:

I am getting ready to put in a backuppc server to backup a large file server
that needs to be backed up overnight. I saw reference to a way to run
multiple jobs for one host in the messages that went by but I can't find the
message now. I would like to specify each share as separate jobs that will
run concurrently. This should allow me to backup the server within 6 hours.

Create as many client names as you like, eg: client-share1, client-share2
client-share3, client-share4 (replace "client" with the real host name and
"share" with the share names). In each pc/client-xxx/config.pl file, use;

$Conf{ClientNameAlias} = "client";

(where "client" is the real host name). Add any other client-specific
settings (eg: share name). This way all 4 virtual clients will refer
to the same real client. All backups happen independently.

Craig

Thank you Craig, that is exactly what I wanted to hear

I Love Backuppc.

Leon


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-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Barratt [mailto:cbarratt < at > users.sourceforge.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:09 AM
To: Leon Letto
Cc: 'backuppc-users < at > lists.sourceforge.net'
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Multiple Backups for one host

Leon Letto writes:

I am getting ready to put in a backuppc server to backup a large file
server that needs to be backed up overnight. I saw reference to a way
to run multiple jobs for one host in the messages that went by but I can't
find the
message now. I would like to specify each share as separate jobs that
will
run concurrently. This should allow me to backup the server within 6
hours.

Create as many client names as you like, eg: client-share1, client-share2
client-share3, client-share4 (replace "client" with the real host name and
"share" with the share names). In each pc/client-xxx/config.pl file, use;

$Conf{ClientNameAlias} = "client";

(where "client" is the real host name). Add any other client-specific
settings (eg: share name). This way all 4 virtual clients will refer to the
same real client. All backups happen independently.

Craig