settings.pl: generic config file: in particular, the name of the tape
device is set here.
+settings.sh: generic config file for shell scripts. Currently only
+contains some options for the lvm snapshotter.
+
tape.*: conventionally, each tape you're going to use in the backup
cycle has a tape number, a name and a config file. The tape numbers
in use at Relativity are digit strings like `512'. The name is a
run things on a remote machine:
prefix <prefix-name> <command-part>
Other lines should be of the form
- <directory name> <backup-type>
- for local backups, or
-
<directory name> <backup-type> <prefix-name>
+ [<device name>:]<directory name> <backup-type>[,<options>]
+ for local backups, or
+
[<device name>:]<directory name> <backup-type>[,<options>] <prefix-name>
for remote backups.
The file (including any included files) must end with the word 'end'
on a line of its own.
-Valid values for <backup-type> are `cpio' (uses cpio to produce
-tar-format backups), `dump' (uses dump to dump entire filesystems;
-<directory name> should be a mount-point for this), and `zafio' (uses
-afio to compress each file as it is backed up). Only `dump' type
-backups perform incremental backups.
+Valid values for <backup-type> are
+ cpio
+ uses cpio to produce tar-format backups
+ dump
+ uses dump to dump entire filesystems
+ <directory name> should be a mount-point
+ gtar
+ uses GNU tar to produce GNU tar format backups and -N-based
+ semi-incrementals (not --incremental or --listed-incremental)
+ zafio
+ uses afio to compress each file as it is backed up
+ ntfsimage
+ for NTFS volumes, requires device name
+Only `dump' and `gtar' type backups perform any kind of incremental
+backups.
+
+<options> is a comma-separated list of <option> or <option>=<value>.
+Options supported:
+
+ gz[i][=<compressionlevel>]
+ Indicates that the whole stream should be compressed with gzip.
+ The compression level defaults to 1 if gz is specified by the
+ level isn't. gzi appliies only to the incrementals; gz applies to
+ both unless gzi is also specified. compression level 0 means not
+ to run gzip at all and is the default if gz[i] is not mentioned.
+
+ snap=<snapkind>
+ Indicates that the filesystem should be frozen before the backup
+ by using /etc/chiark-backup/snap/<snapkind>. See the head comment
+ in /etc/chiark-backup/snap/lvm for details of how this works.
+ When snap= is used, the block device must be specified.
+
+ noinc
+ Suppress incrementals.
expected-diffs is a config file to indicate which
filesystems should *not* be backed up. The scripts do a config
other UN*X-compatible machines, as used on chiark.greenend.org.uk.
chiark backup is:
- Copyright (C) 1997-1998,2000-2001 Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
+ Copyright (C) 1997-1998,2000-2001,2007
+ Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Copyright (C) 1999 Peter Maydell <pmaydell@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
+Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
This is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+with this program; if not, consult the Free Software Foundation's
+website at www.fsf.org, or the GNU Project website at www.gnu.org.
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