4 Documentation to do: (any release a little bit at a time)
5 - Document running a test version.
6 - Document query file format.
7 - Document static linking
8 - Document problems with Verify and pruning.
9 - Document how to use multiple databases.
10 - For FreeBSD typical /dev/nrsa0 and for mtx /dev/pass1
13 Testing to do: (painful)
14 - that ALL console command line options work and are always implemented
15 - blocksize recognition code.
16 - multiple simultaneous Volumes
17 - Test if rewind at end of tape waits for tape to rewind.
19 - Figure out how to use ssh or stunnel to protect Bacula communications.
22 - Volume names with spaces get jammed into the catalog with 0x1
23 i.e. the SD bashes the Volume but they are not unbased by Dir.
25 - ChangeServiceConfig2A does not exist on WinNT (ADVAPI32.DLL).
27 - Implement MTIOCERRSTAT on FreeBSD to clear tape error conditions.
29 - BSD (probably) does not have strtoll()
30 - BSD does not have ioctl() MTEOM
31 - BSD defines a number of MT_xxx variables which conflict
32 with those defined by Bacula.
35 - Add Progress command that periodically reports the progress of
37 - Implement "Reschedule OnError=yes interval=nnn times=xxx"
38 - One block was orphaned in the SD probably after cancel.
39 - Add all command line arguments to "update", e.g. slot=nn volStatus=append, ...
41 - Implement argc/argv for daemon command line scanning using table driven
43 - Implement table driven single argc/argv scanner to pickup all arguments.
44 Much like xxx_conf.c scan table.
45 keyword, handler(store_routine), store_address, code, flags, default.
47 - Fix "access not allowed" for backup of files on WinXP.
48 - Check for existence of all new Win32 API's. See LoadLibrary in
50 - Examine Bare Metal restore problem (a FD crash exists somewhere ...).
51 - Test multiple simultaneous Volumes
52 - Document FInclude ...
53 - Implement timeout in response() when it should come quickly.
54 - Implement console @echo command.
55 - Bug: fix access problems on files restored on WinXP.
56 - Implement a Slot priority (loaded/not loaded).
57 - Implement "vacation" Incremental only saves.
58 - Implement single pane restore (much like the Gftp panes).
59 - Implement Automatic Mount even in operator wait.
60 - Implement create "FileSet"?
61 - Implement Release Device in the Job resource to unmount a drive.
62 - Implement Acquire Device in the Job resource to mount a drive,
63 be sure this works with admin jobs so that the user can get
64 prompted to insert the correct tape. Possibly some way to say to
65 run the job but don't save the files.
66 - Implement all command line args on run.
67 - Implement command line "restore" args.
68 - Implement "restore current select=no"
69 - Fix watchdog pthread crash on Win32 (this is pthread_kill() Cygwin bug)
70 - Implement "scratch pool" where tapes are defined and can be
71 taken by any pool that needs them.
72 - Implement restore "current system", but take all files without
73 doing selection tree -- so that jobs without File records can
75 - Make | and < work on FD side.
76 - Pass prefix_links to FD.
77 - Implement a M_SECURITY message class.
78 - Implement disk spooling. Two parts: 1. Spool to disk then
79 immediately to tape to speed up tape operations. 2. Spool to
80 disk only when the tape is full, then when a tape is hung move
82 - From Phil Stracchino:
83 It would probably be a per-client option, and would be called
84 something like, say, "Automatically purge obsoleted jobs". What it
85 would do is, when you successfully complete a Differential backup of a
86 client, it would automatically purge all Incremental backups for that
87 client that are rendered redundant by that Differential. Likewise,
88 when a Full backup on a client completed, it would automatically purge
89 all Differential and Incremental jobs obsoleted by that Full backup.
90 This would let people minimize the number of tapes they're keeping on
91 hand without having to master the art of retention times.
92 - Implement a relocatable bacula.spec
93 - Allow multiple Storage specifications (or multiple names on
94 a single Storage specification) in the Job record. Thus a job
95 can be backed up to a number of storage devices.
96 - Implement dump/print label to UA
97 - Add prefixlinks to where or not where absolute links to FD.
98 - Look at Python for a Bacula scripting language -- www.python.org
99 - Issue message to mount a new tape before the rewind.
100 - Simplified client job initiation for portables.
101 - If SD cannot open a drive, make it periodically retry.
102 - Implement LabelTemplate (at least first cut).
103 - Add more of the config info to the tape label.
104 - Implement a Mount Command and an Unmount Command where
105 the users could specify a system command to be performed
106 to do the mount, after which Bacula could attempt to
107 read the device. This is for Removeable media such as a CDROM.
108 - Most likely, this mount command would be invoked explicitly
109 by the user using the current Console "mount" and "unmount"
110 commands -- the Storage Daemon would do the right thing
111 depending on the exact nature of the device.
112 - As with tape drives, when Bacula wanted a new removable
113 disk mounted, it would unmount the old one, and send a message
114 to the user, who would then use "mount" as described above
115 once he had actually inserted the disk.
117 - Make some way so that if a machine is skipped because it is not up
118 that Bacula will continue retrying for a specified period of time --
120 - If tape is marked read-only, then try opening it read-only rather than
121 failing, and remember that it cannot be written.
122 - Refine SD waiting output:
123 Device is being positioned
124 > Device is being positioned for append
125 > Device is being positioned to file x
127 - Figure out some way to estimate output size and to avoid splitting
128 a backup across two Volumes -- this could be useful for writing CDROMs
129 where you really prefer not to have it split -- not serious.
130 - Add RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob to the Client program.
131 - Have SD compute MD5 or SHA1 and compare to what FD computes.
132 - Make VolumeToCatalog calculate an MD5 or SHA1 from the
133 actual data on the Volume and compare it.
134 - Implement FileOptions (see end of this document)
135 - Implement Bacula plugins -- design API
136 - Make bcopy read through bad tape records.
137 - Fix read_record to handle multiple sessions.
138 - Program files (i.e. execute a program to read/write files).
139 Pass read date of last backup, size of file last time.
140 - Add Signature type to File DB record.
141 - Make Restore report an error if FD or SD term codes are not OK.
142 - CD into subdirectory when open()ing files for backup to
143 speed up things. Test with testfind().
144 - Priority job to go to top of list.
145 - Find out why Full saves run slower and slower (hashing?)
146 - Why are save/restore of device different sizes (sparse?) Yup! Fix it.
147 - Implement some way for the Console to dynamically create a job.
148 - Restore to a particular time -- e.g. before date, after date.
149 - Solaris -I on tar for include list
150 - Prohibit backing up archive device (findlib/find_one.c:128)
151 - Need a verbose mode in restore, perhaps to bsr.
152 - bscan without -v is too quiet -- perhaps show jobs.
153 - Add code to reject whole blocks if not wanted on restore.
154 - Start working on Base jobs.
155 - Check if we can increase Bacula FD priorty in Win2000
156 - Make sure the MaxVolFiles is fully implemented in SD
157 - Check if both CatalogFiles and UseCatalog are set to SD.
158 - Need return status on read_cb() from read_records(). Need multiple
159 records -- one per Job, maybe a JCR or some other structure with
160 a block and a record.
161 - Figure out how to do a bare metal Windows restore
162 - Put system type returned by FD into catalog.
163 - Possibly add email to Watchdog if drive is unmounted too
164 long and a job is waiting on the drive.
165 - Use read_record.c in SD code.
166 - Why don't we get an error message from Win32 FD when bootstrap
167 file cannot be created for restore command?
168 - When Marking a file in Restore that is a hard link, also
169 mark the link so that the data will be reloaded.
170 - Restore program that errors in SD due to no tape reports
171 OK incorrectly in output.
172 - After unmount, if restore job started, ask to mount.
173 - Convert all %x substitution variables, which are hard to remember
174 and read to %(variable-name). Idea from TMDA.
175 - Add JobLevel in FD status (but make sure it is defined).
176 - Make Pool resource handle Counter resources.
177 - Remove NextId for SQLite. Optimize.
178 - Move all SQL statements into a single location.
179 - Add UA rc and history files.
180 - put termcap (used by console) in ./configure and
181 allow -with-termcap-dir.
182 - Enhance time and size scanning routines.
183 - Fix Autoprune for Volumes to respect need for full save.
184 - Fix Win32 config file definition name on /install
185 - No READLINE_SRC if found in alternate directory.
186 - Test a second language e.g. french.
187 - Compare tape to Client files (attributes, or attributes and data)
188 - Make all database Ids 64 bit.
189 - Write an applet for Linux.
190 - Add estimate to Console commands
191 - Find solution to blank filename (i.e. path only) problem.
192 - Implement new daemon communications protocol.
193 - Remove PoolId from Job table, it exists in Media.
194 - Allow console commands to detach or run in background.
195 - Fix status delay on storage daemon during rewind.
196 - Add SD message variables to control operator wait time
197 - Maximum Operator Wait
198 - Minimum Message Interval
199 - Maximum Message Interval
200 - Send Operator message when cannot read tape label.
201 - Verify level=Volume (scan only), level=Data (compare of data to file).
202 Verify level=Catalog, level=InitCatalog
204 - Add keyword search to show command in Console.
205 - Fix Win2000 error with no messages during startup.
206 - Events : tape has more than xxx bytes.
207 - Restrict characters permitted in a Resource name.
208 - Complete code in Bacula Resources -- this will permit
209 reading a new config file at any time.
210 - Handle ctl-c in Console
211 - Implement script driven addition of File daemon to config files.
212 - Think about how to make Bacula work better with File (non-tape) archives.
213 - Write Unix emulator for Windows.
214 - Implement new serialize subroutines
215 send(socket, "string", &Vol, "uint32", &i, NULL)
216 - Audit all UA commands to ensure that we always prompt where possible.
217 - If ./btape is called without /dev, assume argument is a Storage resource name.
218 - Put memory utilization in Status output of each daemon
219 if full status requested or if some level of debug on.
220 - Make database type selectable by .conf files i.e. at runtime
221 - Set flag for uname -a. Add to Volume label.
222 - Implement throttled work queue.
223 - Check for EOT at ENOSPC or EIO or ENXIO (unix Pc)
224 - Restore files modified after date
225 - Restore file modified before date
226 - Emergency restore info:
228 - Backup working directory
230 - Restore -- do nothing but show what would happen
231 - SET LD_RUN_PATH=$HOME/mysql/lib/mysql
232 - Implement Restore FileSet=
233 - Create a protocol.h and protocol.c where all protocol messages
235 - Remove duplicate fields from jcr (e.g. jcr.level and jcr.jr.Level, ...).
236 - Timout a job or terminate if link goes down, or reopen link and query.
237 - Find general solution for sscanf size problems (as well
238 as sprintf. Do at run time?
239 - Concept of precious tapes (cannot be reused).
240 - Make bcopy copy with a single tape drive.
241 - Permit changing ownership during restore.
243 - Autolabel should be specified by DIR instead of SD.
244 - Find out how to get the system tape block limits, e.g.:
245 Apr 22 21:22:10 polymatou kernel: st1: Block limits 1 - 245760 bytes.
246 Apr 22 21:22:10 polymatou kernel: st0: Block limits 2 - 16777214 bytes.
249 - AutoScan (check checksum of tape)
250 - Format command = "format /dev/nst0"
254 - Seek resolution (usually corresponds to buffer size)
255 - EODErrorCode=ENOSPC or code
256 - Partial Read error code
257 - Partial write error code
258 - Nonformatted read error
259 - Nonformatted write error
260 - WriteProtected error
264 - IgnoreCloseErrors=yes
274 - FD sends unsaved file list to Director at end of job (see
276 - File daemon should build list of files skipped, and then
277 at end of save retry and report any errors.
278 - Write a Storage daemon that uses pipes and
279 standard Unix programs to write to the tape.
281 - Need something that monitors the JCR queue and
282 times out jobs by asking the deamons where they are.
283 - Enhance Jmsg code to permit buffering and saving to disk.
284 - device driver = "xxxx" for drives.
285 - restart: paranoid: read label fsf to
286 eom read append block, and go
287 super-paranoid: read label, read all files
288 in between, read append block, and go
289 verify: backspace, read append block, and go
290 permissive: same as above but frees drive
291 if tape is not valid.
293 - Ensure that /dev/null works
294 - Need report class for messages. Perhaps
295 report resource where report=group of messages
296 - enhance scan_attrib and rename scan_jobtype, and
297 fill in code for "since" option
298 - Director needs a time after which the report status is sent
299 anyway -- or better yet, a retry time for the job.
300 Don't reschedule a job if previous incarnation is still running.
301 - Some way to automatically backup everything is needed????
302 - Need a structure for pending actions:
304 - termination status (part of buffered msgs?)
306 Read, Write, Clean, Delete
307 - Login to Bacula; Bacula users with different permissions:
308 owner, group, user, quotas
309 - Store info on each file system type (probably in the job header on tape.
310 This could be the output of df; or perhaps some sort of /etc/mtab record.
313 - Design at hierarchial storage for Bacula. Migration and Clone.
314 - Implement FSM (File System Modules).
315 - Identify unchanged or "system" files and save them to a
316 special tape thus removing them from the standard
317 backup FileSet -- BASE backup.
318 - Audit M_ error codes to ensure they are correct and consistent.
319 - Add variable break characters to lex analyzer.
320 Either a bit mask or a string of chars so that
321 the caller can change the break characters.
322 - Make a single T_BREAK to replace T_COMMA, etc.
323 - Ensure that File daemon and Storage daemon can
324 continue a save if the Director goes down (this
325 is NOT currently the case). Must detect socket error,
326 buffer messages for later.
327 - Enhance time/duration input to allow multiple qualifiers e.g. 3d2h
328 - Add ability to backup to two Storage devices (two SD sessions) at
329 the same time -- e.g. onsite, offsite.
330 - Add the ability to consolidate old backup sets (basically do a restore
331 to tape and appropriately update the catalog). Compress Volume sets.
332 Might need to spool via file is only one drive is available.
333 - Compress or consolidate Volumes of old possibly deleted files. Perhaps
334 someway to do so with every volume that has less than x% valid
338 Migration: Move a backup from one Volume to another
339 Clone: Copy a backup -- two Volumes
341 Bacula Migration is based on Jobs (apparently Networker is file by file).
343 Migration triggered by:
347 Highwater mark (keep total size)
351 Bacula Projects Roadmap
353 last update 8 May 2003
355 Item 1: Multiple simultaneous Jobs. (done)
356 Done -- Restore part needs better implementation to work correctly
357 Also, it needs considerable testing
359 What: Permit multiple simultaneous jobs in Bacula.
361 Why: An enterprise level solution needs to go fast without the
362 need for the system administrator to carefully tweak
363 timing. Based on the benchmarks, during a full
364 backup, NetWorker typically hit 10 times the bandwidth to
365 the tape compared to Bacula--largely. This is probably due to
366 running parallel jobs and multi-threaded filling of buffers
367 and writing them to tape. This should also make things work
368 better when you have a mix of fast and slow machines backing
371 Notes: Bacula was designed to run multiple simultaneous jobs. Thus
372 implementing this is a matter of some small cleanups and
376 Item 2: Make the Storage daemon use intermediate file storage to buffer data.
377 Deferred -- not necessary yet.
379 What: If data is coming into the SD too fast, buffer it to
380 disk if the user has configured this option.
382 Why: This would be nice, especially if it more or less falls out
383 when implementing (1) above. If not, it probably should not
384 be given a high priority because fundamentally the backup time
385 is limited by the tape bandwidth. Even though you may finish a
386 client job quicker by spilling to disk, you still have to
387 eventually get it onto tape. If intermediate disk buffering
388 allows us to improve write bandwidth to tape, it may make
391 Notes: Whether or not this is implemented will depend upon performance
392 testing after item 1 is implemented.
395 Item 3: Write the bscan program -- also write a bcopy program.
398 What: Write a program that reads a Bacula tape and puts all the
399 appropriate data into the catalog. This allows recovery
400 from a tape that is no longer in the database, or it allows
401 re-creation of a database if lost.
403 Why: This is a fundamental robustness and disaster recovery tool
404 which will increase the comfort level of a sysadmin
405 considering adopting Bacula.
407 Notes: A skeleton of this program already exists, but much work
408 needs to be done. Implementing this will also make apparent
409 any deficiencies in the current Bacula tape format.
412 Item 4: Implement Base jobs.
414 What: A base job is sort of like a Full save except that you
415 will want the FileSet to contain only files that are unlikely
416 to change in the future (i.e. a snapshot of most of your
417 system after installing it). After the base job has been run,
418 when you are doing a Full save, you can specify to exclude
419 all files saved by the base job that have not been modified.
421 Why: This is something none of the competition does, as far as we know
422 (except BackupPC, which is a Perl program that saves to disk
423 only). It is big win for the user, it makes Bacula stand out
424 as offering a unique optimization that immediately saves time
427 Notes: Big savings in tape usage. Will require more resources because
428 the e. DIR must send FD a list of files/attribs, and the FD must
429 search the list and compare it for each file to be saved.
432 Item 5: Implement Label templates
434 What: This is a mechanism whereby Bacula can automatically create
435 a tape label for new tapes according to a detailed specification
436 provided by the user.
438 Why: It is a major convenience item for folks who use automated label
441 Notes: Bacula already has a working form of automatic tape label
442 creation, but it is very crude. The design for the complete
443 tape labeling project is already documented in the manual.
446 Item 6: Write a regression script.
447 Done -- Continue to expand its testing.
449 What: This is an automatic script that runs and tests as many features
450 of Bacula as possible. The output is compared to previous
451 versions of Bacula and any differences are reported.
453 Why: This is an enormous help in preventing introduction of new
454 errors in parts of the program that already work correctly.
456 Notes: This probably should be ranked higher, it's something the typical
457 user doesn't see. Depending on how it's implemented, it may
458 make sense to defer it until the archival tape format and
459 user interface mature.
462 Item 7: GUI for interactive restore
463 Item 8: GUI for interactive backup
465 What: The current interactive restore is implemented with a tty
466 interface. It would be much nicer to be able to "see" the
467 list of files backed up in typical GUI tree format.
468 The same mechanism could also be used for creating
469 ad-hoc backup FileSets (item 8).
471 Why: Ease of use -- especially for the end user.
473 Notes: Rather than implementing in Gtk, we probably should go directly
474 for a Browser implementation, even if doing so meant the
475 capability wouldn't be available until much later. Not only
476 is there the question of Windows sites, most
477 Solaris/HP/IRIX, etc, shops can't currently run Gtk programs
478 without installing lots of stuff admins are very wary about.
479 Real sysadmins will always use the command line anyway, and
480 the user who's doing an interactive restore or backup of his
481 own files will in most cases be on a Windows machine running
485 Item 9: Add SSL to daemon communications.
486 Inprogress as of version 1.31.
488 What: This provides for secure communications between the daemons.
490 Why: This would allow doing backup across the Internet without
491 privacy concerns (or with much less concern).
493 Notes: The vast majority of near term potential users will be backing up
494 a single site over a LAN and, correctly or not, they probably
495 won't be concerned with security, at least not enough to go to
496 the trouble to set up keys, etc. to screw things down. We suspect
497 that many users genuinely interested in multi-site backup
498 already run some form of VPN software in their internetwork
499 connections, and are willing to delegate security to that layer.
502 Item 10: Define definitive tape format.
505 What: Define that definitive tape format that will not change
506 for the next millennium.
508 Why: Stability, security.
510 Notes: See notes for item 11 below.
513 Item 11: New daemon communication protocol.
515 What: The current daemon to daemon protocol is basically an ASCII
516 printf() and sending the buffer. On the receiving end, the
517 buffer is sscanf()ed to unpack it. The new scheme would
518 be a binary format that allows quick packing and unpacking
519 of any data type with named fields.
521 Why: Using binary packing would be faster. Named fields will permit
522 error checking to ensure that what is sent is what the
523 receiver really wants.
525 Notes: These are internal improvements in the interest of the
526 long-term stability and evolution of the program. On the one
527 hand, the sooner they're done, the less code we have to rip
528 up when the time comes to install them. On the other hand, they
529 don't bring an immediately perceptible benefit to potential
530 users. Item 10 and possibly item 11 should be deferred until Bacula
531 is well established with a growing user community more or
532 less happy with the feature set. At that time, it will make a
533 good "next generation" upgrade in the interest of data
539 ======================================================
541 It is somewhat like a Full save becomes an incremental since
542 the Base job (or jobs) plus other non-base files.
544 - New BaseFile table that contains:
545 JobId, BaseJobId, FileId (from Base).
546 i.e. for each base file that exists but is not saved because
547 it has not changed, the File daemon sends the JobId, BaseId,
548 and FileId back to the Director who creates the DB entry.
549 - To initiate a Base save, the Director sends the FD
550 the FileId, and full filename for each file in the Base.
551 - When the FD finds a Base file, he requests the Director to
552 send him the full File entry (stat packet plus MD5), or
553 conversely, the FD sends it to the Director and the Director
554 says yes or no. This can be quite rapid if the FileId is kept
555 by the FD for each Base Filename.
556 - It is probably better to have the comparison done by the FD
557 despite the fact that the File entry must be sent across the
559 - An alternative would be to send the FD the whole File entry
560 from the start. The disadvantage is that it requires a lot of
561 space. The advantage is that it requires less communications
563 - The Job record must be updated to indicate that one or more
565 - At end of Job, FD returns:
566 1. Count of base files/bytes not written to tape (i.e. matches)
567 2. Count of base file that were saved i.e. had changed.
568 - No tape record would be written for a Base file that matches, in the
569 same way that no tape record is written for Incremental jobs where
570 the file is not saved because it is unchanged.
571 - On a restore, all the Base file records must explicitly be
572 found from the BaseFile tape. I.e. for each Full save that is marked
573 to have one or more Base Jobs, search the BaseFile for all occurrences
575 - An optimization might be to make the BaseFile have:
581 This would avoid the need to explicitly fetch each File record for
582 the Base job. The Base Job record will be fetched to get the
583 VolSessionId and VolSessionTime.
584 =========================================================
588 =============================================================
590 Request For Comments For File Backup Options
593 Subject: File Backup Options
596 A few days ago, a Bacula user who is backing up to file volumes and
597 using compression asked if it was possible to suppress compressing
598 all .gz files since it was a waste of CPU time. Although Bacula
599 currently permits using different options (compression, ...) on
600 a directory by directory basis, it cannot do it on a file by
601 file basis, which is clearly what was desired.
603 Proposed Implementation:
604 To solve this problem, I propose the following:
606 - Add a new Director resource type called FileOptions.
608 - The FileOptions resource will have records for all
609 options that can currently be specified on the Include record
610 (in a FileSet). Examples below.
612 - The FileOptions resource will permit an exclude option as well
613 as a number of additional options.
615 - The heart of the FileOptions resource is the ability to
616 supply any number of ApplyTo records which specify POSIX
617 regular expressions. These ApplyTo regular expressions are
618 applied to the fully qualified filename (path and all). If
619 one matches, then the FileOptions will be used.
621 - When an ApplyTo specification matches an included file, the
622 options specified in the FileOptions resource will override
623 the default options specified on the Include record.
625 - Include records will be modified to permit referencing one or
626 more FileOptions resources. The FileOptions will be used
627 in the order listed on the Include record and the first
628 one that matches will be applied.
630 - Options (or specifications) currently supplied on the Include
631 record will be deprecated (i.e. removed in a later version a
632 year or so from now).
634 - The Exclude record will be deprecated as the same functionality
635 can be obtained by using an Exclude = yes in the FileOptions.
638 The following records can appear in the FileOptions resource. An
639 asterisk preceding the name indicates a feature not currently
643 - Compression= (GZIP, ...)
644 - Signature= (MD5, SHA1, ...)
646 - OneFs= (yes/no) - remain on one filesystem
647 - Recurse= (yes/no) - recurse into subdirectories
648 - Sparse= (yes/no) - do sparse file backup
649 - *Exclude= (yes/no) - exclude file from being saved
650 - *Reader= (filename) - external read (backup) program
651 - *Plugin= (filename) - read/write plugin module
654 - verify= (ipnougsamc5) - verify options
657 - replace= (always/ifnewer/ifolder/never) - replace options currently
659 - *Writer= (filename) - external write (restore) program
663 Currently options specifying compression, MD5 signatures, recursion,
664 ... of a FileSet are supplied on the Include record. These will now
665 all be collected into a FileOptions resource, which will be
666 specified on the Include in place of the options. Multiple FileOptions
667 may be specified. Since the FileOptions contain regular expressions
668 that are applied to the full filename, this will give the ability
669 to specify backup options on a file by file basis to whatever level
678 Include = compression=GZIP signature=MD5 {
687 Include = FileOptions=Opts {
698 That's a lot more to do the same thing, but it gives the ability to
699 apply options on a file by file basis. For example, suppose you
700 want to compress all files but not any file with extensions .gz or .Z.
701 You could do so as follows:
705 Include = FileOptions=NoCompress FileOptions=Opts {
713 ApplyTo = /*.?*/ # matches all files
718 # Note multiple ApplyTos are ORed
719 ApplyTo = /*.gz/ # matches .gz files */
720 ApplyTo = /*.Z/ # matches .Z files */
723 Now, since the NoCompress FileOptions is specified first on the
724 Include line, any *.gz or *.Z file will have an MD5 signature computed,
725 but will not be compressed. For all other files, the NoCompress will not
726 match, so the Opts options will be used which will include GZIP
730 - Is it necessary to provide some means of ANDing regular expressions
731 and negation? (not currently planned)
733 e.g. ApplyTo = /*.gz/ && !/big.gz/
735 - I see that Networker has a "null" module which, if specified, does not
736 backup the file, but does make an record of the file in the catalog
737 so that the catalog will reflect an exact picture of the filesystem.
738 The result is that the file can be "seen" when "browsing" the save
739 sets, but it cannot be restored.
741 Is this really useful? Should it be implemented in Bacula?
744 After implementing the above, the user will be able to specify
745 on a file by file basis (using regular expressions) what options are
746 applied for the backup.
749 =============================================
751 ==========================================================
753 For each Incremental job that is run, there may be files that
754 were found but not saved because they were locked (this applies
755 only to Windows). Such a system could send back to the Director
756 a list of Unsaved files.
758 - New UnSavedFiles table that contains:
762 - Then in the next Incremental job, the list of Unsaved Files will be
763 feed to the FD, who will ensure that they are explicitly chosen even
764 if standard date/time check would not have selected them.
765 =============================================================
768 Done: (see kernsdone for more)
769 - Heartbeat between daemons.
770 - Fix Dir heartbeat in restore and verify vol. Be sure to make
771 bnet_recv() ignore BNET_HEARTBEAT.
772 - Implement HEART_BEAT while SD waiting for tapes.
773 - Include RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob output in the message
775 - Change M_INFO to M_RESTORED for all restored files.
776 - Fix command prompt in gnome-console by checking on Ready.
777 - Merge SQLite, MySQL, and Rel spec into a single file.
778 - Fix config of "console"
779 - Check if cancel works with FD (fixed).
780 - Properly configure console and gconsole (currently for source not
781 configured for installation).
782 - Error labeling tape from console gets Jmsg error because of no Job.
783 - Test and implement get_pint and get_yesno.
784 - Implement global with DB name and add to btraceback.gdb
785 - Remove subsysdir from conf files (used only in autostart scripts).
787 rufus-dir: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume "MatouBackup" as Used.
788 rufus-sd: Volume "" previously written, moving to end of data.
789 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: I canot write on this volume because:
790 The number of files mismatch! Volume=1 Catalog=0
791 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: askdir.c:155 NULL Volume name. This shouldn't happen!!!
792 - Shell character expansion is failing occassionally.
793 - Add a section to the doc on Manual cycling of Volumes.
794 - Check if Job/File retentions apply to multivolume jobs.
795 - Fix missing casette in autoloader during read:
796 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Warning: acquire.c:106 Volume name mismatch. Wanted TestVolume0005 got TestVolume0010
797 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
798 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3302 Issuing autochanger "unload" command.
799 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3303 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1" command.
800 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3304 Autochanger "load slot 1" status is OK.
801 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Warning: acquire.c:106 Volume name mismatch. Wanted TestVolume0005 got TestVolume0009
802 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
803 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Warning: acquire.c:106 Volume name mismatch. Wanted TestVolume0005 got TestVolume0009
804 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
805 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Warning: acquire.c:106 Volume name mismatch. Wanted TestVolume0005 got TestVolume0009
806 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
807 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Warning: acquire.c:106 Volume name mismatch. Wanted TestVolume0005 got TestVolume0009
808 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
809 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: RestoreFiles.2003-05-14_14.41.00 Fatal error: acquire.c:129 Too many errors trying to mount device "/dev/nrsa0".
810 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-dir: Bacula 1.31 (12May03): 14-May-2003 14:42
811 - Fix problem reported by Christopher McCurdy <cmccurdy@eecis.udel.edu>
812 xeon-fd: Could not stat c:/Documents and Settings/All
813 Users/Application Data/Humc:\Documents and Settings\All User98_AIX.kbf:
814 ERR=No such file or directory
816 - The following Re-read last block at EOT failed. ERR=block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
817 undef-sd: block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
818 apparently masks the standard EOM message.