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
11 - VXA drives have a "cleaning required"
12 indicator, but Exabyte recommends preventive cleaning after every 75
14 - Lookup HP cleaning recommendations.
15 - Lookup HP tape replacement recommendations (see trouble shooting autochanger)
16 - Document FInclude ...
17 - Document need to add "-u root" to most of MySQL script calls
18 (./create_mys... ./make_my...).
19 - Document all the status codes JobLevel, JobType, JobStatus.
20 - Document dynamic DNS
21 - Document using multiple Pools for daily rotating tapes.
22 - Fix default time in seconds without qualifier -- bacula-dir.conf
23 - From Marc Brueckner der Megauser
24 Backup OS Restore OS Result
25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27 WinME WinNT Works (minor problems with rights)
28 WinME WINXP Works (minor problems with rights)
29 WinME Linux Works (minor problems with rights)
34 WinXP WinME Error: Win32 data stream not supported on this Client
35 WinXP Linux Error: Win32 data stream not supported on this Client
39 WinNT WinME Error: Win32 data stream not supported on this Client
40 WinNT Linux Error: Win32 data stream not supported on this Client
43 Linux WinNT Works (minor problems with rights)
44 Linux WinME Client hangs
45 * When restoring files on WinNT previously backed up on XP I get the following
46 Message for some files.
47 But any file was restored correctly !
49 Write error on c:/tmp/transfer/WinSCP2.exe: ERR=Die Daten sind unzulassig. (the
51 - Add Nic Bellamy's backup scheme.
53 Testing to do: (painful)
54 - that ALL console command line options work and are always implemented
55 - blocksize recognition code.
56 - Test if rewind at end of tape waits for tape to rewind.
58 - Test not zeroing Autochanger slot when it is wrong.
59 - Test of last block is correct in JobMedia when splitting file
61 - Test recycling and purging (code changed in db_find_next_volume and
63 - Figure out how to use ssh or stunnel to protect Bacula communications.
66 - Do full check the command line args in update (e.g. VolStatus ...).
67 - Maybe remove multiple simultaneous devices code in SD.
68 - Increment DB version prior to releasing.
69 - Turn off FULL_DEBUG prior to releasing.
70 - On Windows with very long path names, it may be impossible to create
71 a file (and thus restore it) because the total length is too long.
72 We must cd into the directory then create the file without the
74 - lstat() is not going to work on Win32 for testing date.
75 - Implement a Recycle command
76 - Something is not right in last block of fill command.
77 - Implement List Volume Job=xxx or List scheduled volumes or Status Director
78 - Check if Incremental is working correctly when it looks for the previous Job
80 - Add FileSet to command line arguments for restore.
84 - Allow multiple Storage specifications (or multiple names on
85 a single Storage specification) in the Job record. Thus a job
86 can be backed up to a number of storage devices.
87 - Add client name to cram-md5 challenge so Director can immediately
88 verify if it is the correct client.
89 - Implement ClientRunBeforeJob and ClientRunAfterJob.
90 - Implement new alist in FileSet scanning.
91 - Add JobLevel in FD status (but make sure it is defined).
92 - Audit all UA commands to ensure that we always prompt where possible.
93 - Restrict characters permitted in a Resource name, and don't permit
95 - Prohibit backing up archive device (findlib/find_one.c:128)
96 - Make | and < work on FD side.
97 - Check Jmsg in bnet, may not work, must dup bsock.
98 - Suppress Job Name in Jmsg for console
99 - Create Pools that are referenced in a Run statement at startup if possible.
100 - Use runbeforejob to unload, then reload a volume previously used,
101 then the next job run gets an error reading the drive.
102 - Make bootstrap filename unique.
103 - Test a second language e.g. french.
104 - Start working on Base jobs.
105 - Make "make binary-release" work from any directory.
106 - Unsaved Flag in Job record (use JobMissingFiles).
107 - Base Flag in Job record.
108 - Implement UnsavedFiles DB record.
109 - Implement argc/argv for daemon command line scanning using table driven
111 - Implement table driven single argc/argv scanner to pickup all arguments.
112 Much like xxx_conf.c scan table.
113 keyword, handler(store_routine), store_address, code, flags, default.
114 - From Phil Stracchino:
115 It would probably be a per-client option, and would be called
116 something like, say, "Automatically purge obsoleted jobs". What it
117 would do is, when you successfully complete a Differential backup of a
118 client, it would automatically purge all Incremental backups for that
119 client that are rendered redundant by that Differential. Likewise,
120 when a Full backup on a client completed, it would automatically purge
121 all Differential and Incremental jobs obsoleted by that Full backup.
122 This would let people minimize the number of tapes they're keeping on
123 hand without having to master the art of retention times.
124 - Implement new serialize subroutines
125 send(socket, "string", &Vol, "uint32", &i, NULL)
126 - Scratch Pool where the volumes can be re-assigned to any Pool.
127 - Implement a M_SECURITY message class.
128 - Implement forward spacing block/file: position_device(bsr) --
129 just before read_block_from_device();
130 - When doing a Backup send all attributes back to the Director, who
131 would then figure out what files have been deleted.
132 - Currently in mount.c:236 the SD simply creates a Volume. It should have
133 explicit permission to do so. It should also mark the tape in error
134 if there is an error.
135 - Make sure all restore counters are working correctly in the FD.
136 - SD Bytes Read is wrong.
137 - Configure mtx-changer to have correct path to mtx.
138 - Look at ALL higher level routines that call block.c to be sure
139 they don't expect something in errmsg.
140 - Investigate doing RAW backup of Win32 partition.
141 - Add JobName= to VerifyToCatalog so that all verifies can be done at the end.
142 - Add thread specific data to hold the jcr -- send error messages from
143 low level routines by accessing it and using Jmsg().
144 - Cancel waiting for Client connect in SD if FD goes away.
146 - Add Progress command that periodically reports the progress of
148 - One block was orphaned in the SD probably after cancel.
149 - Add all command line arguments to "update", e.g. slot=nn volStatus=append, ...
152 - Examine Bare Metal restore problem (a FD crash exists somewhere ...).
153 - Implement timeout in response() when it should come quickly.
154 - Implement console @echo command.
155 - Implement a Slot priority (loaded/not loaded).
156 - Implement "vacation" Incremental only saves.
157 - Implement single pane restore (much like the Gftp panes).
158 - Implement Automatic Mount even in operator wait.
159 - Implement create "FileSet"?
160 - Implement Release Device in the Job resource to unmount a drive.
161 - Implement Acquire Device in the Job resource to mount a drive,
162 be sure this works with admin jobs so that the user can get
163 prompted to insert the correct tape. Possibly some way to say to
164 run the job but don't save the files.
165 - Implement all command line args on run.
166 - Implement command line "restore" args.
167 - Implement "restore current select=no"
168 - Fix watchdog pthread crash on Win32 (this is pthread_kill() Cygwin bug)
169 - Implement "scratch pool" where tapes are defined and can be
170 taken by any pool that needs them.
171 - Implement restore "current system", but take all files without
172 doing selection tree -- so that jobs without File records can
174 - Implement disk spooling. Two parts: 1. Spool to disk then
175 immediately to tape to speed up tape operations. 2. Spool to
176 disk only when the tape is full, then when a tape is hung move
178 - Implement a relocatable bacula.spec
179 - Implement dump/print label to UA
180 - Add prefixlinks to where or not where absolute links to FD.
181 - Issue message to mount a new tape before the rewind.
182 - Simplified client job initiation for portables.
183 - If SD cannot open a drive, make it periodically retry.
184 - Implement LabelTemplate (at least first cut).
185 - Add more of the config info to the tape label.
186 - Implement a Mount Command and an Unmount Command where
187 the users could specify a system command to be performed
188 to do the mount, after which Bacula could attempt to
189 read the device. This is for Removeable media such as a CDROM.
190 - Most likely, this mount command would be invoked explicitly
191 by the user using the current Console "mount" and "unmount"
192 commands -- the Storage Daemon would do the right thing
193 depending on the exact nature of the device.
194 - As with tape drives, when Bacula wanted a new removable
195 disk mounted, it would unmount the old one, and send a message
196 to the user, who would then use "mount" as described above
197 once he had actually inserted the disk.
199 - Make some way so that if a machine is skipped because it is not up
200 that Bacula will continue retrying for a specified period of time --
202 - If tape is marked read-only, then try opening it read-only rather than
203 failing, and remember that it cannot be written.
204 - Refine SD waiting output:
205 Device is being positioned
206 > Device is being positioned for append
207 > Device is being positioned to file x
209 - Figure out some way to estimate output size and to avoid splitting
210 a backup across two Volumes -- this could be useful for writing CDROMs
211 where you really prefer not to have it split -- not serious.
212 - Add RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob to the Client program.
213 - Have SD compute MD5 or SHA1 and compare to what FD computes.
214 - Make VolumeToCatalog calculate an MD5 or SHA1 from the
215 actual data on the Volume and compare it.
216 - Implement FileOptions (see end of this document)
217 - Implement Bacula plugins -- design API
218 - Make bcopy read through bad tape records.
219 - Fix read_record to handle multiple sessions.
220 - Program files (i.e. execute a program to read/write files).
221 Pass read date of last backup, size of file last time.
222 - Add Signature type to File DB record.
223 - CD into subdirectory when open()ing files for backup to
224 speed up things. Test with testfind().
225 - Priority job to go to top of list.
226 - Why are save/restore of device different sizes (sparse?) Yup! Fix it.
227 - Implement some way for the Console to dynamically create a job.
228 - Restore to a particular time -- e.g. before date, after date.
229 - Solaris -I on tar for include list
230 - Need a verbose mode in restore, perhaps to bsr.
231 - bscan without -v is too quiet -- perhaps show jobs.
232 - Add code to reject whole blocks if not wanted on restore.
233 - Check if we can increase Bacula FD priorty in Win2000
234 - Make sure the MaxVolFiles is fully implemented in SD
235 - Check if both CatalogFiles and UseCatalog are set to SD.
236 - Need return status on read_cb() from read_records(). Need multiple
237 records -- one per Job, maybe a JCR or some other structure with
238 a block and a record.
239 - Figure out how to do a bare metal Windows restore
240 - Possibly add email to Watchdog if drive is unmounted too
241 long and a job is waiting on the drive.
242 - Use read_record.c in SD code.
243 - Restore program that errors in SD due to no tape reports
244 OK incorrectly in output.
245 - After unmount, if restore job started, ask to mount.
246 - Convert all %x substitution variables, which are hard to remember
247 and read to %(variable-name). Idea from TMDA.
248 - Remove NextId for SQLite. Optimize.
249 - Move all SQL statements into a single location.
250 - Add UA rc and history files.
251 - put termcap (used by console) in ./configure and
252 allow -with-termcap-dir.
253 - Enhance time and size scanning routines.
254 - Fix Autoprune for Volumes to respect need for full save.
255 - Fix Win32 config file definition name on /install
256 - Compare tape to Client files (attributes, or attributes and data)
257 - Make all database Ids 64 bit.
258 - Write an applet for Linux.
259 - Add estimate to Console commands
260 - Implement new daemon communications protocol.
261 - Allow console commands to detach or run in background.
262 - Fix status delay on storage daemon during rewind.
263 - Add SD message variables to control operator wait time
264 - Maximum Operator Wait
265 - Minimum Message Interval
266 - Maximum Message Interval
267 - Send Operator message when cannot read tape label.
268 - Verify level=Volume (scan only), level=Data (compare of data to file).
269 Verify level=Catalog, level=InitCatalog
271 - Add keyword search to show command in Console.
272 - Events : tape has more than xxx bytes.
273 - Complete code in Bacula Resources -- this will permit
274 reading a new config file at any time.
275 - Handle ctl-c in Console
276 - Implement script driven addition of File daemon to config files.
277 - Think about how to make Bacula work better with File (non-tape) archives.
278 - Write Unix emulator for Windows.
279 - Put memory utilization in Status output of each daemon
280 if full status requested or if some level of debug on.
281 - Make database type selectable by .conf files i.e. at runtime
282 - Set flag for uname -a. Add to Volume label.
283 - Implement throttled work queue.
284 - Restore files modified after date
285 - Restore file modified before date
286 - Restore -- do nothing but show what would happen
287 - SET LD_RUN_PATH=$HOME/mysql/lib/mysql
288 - Implement Restore FileSet=
289 - Create a protocol.h and protocol.c where all protocol messages
291 - Remove duplicate fields from jcr (e.g. jcr.level and jcr.jr.Level, ...).
292 - Timout a job or terminate if link goes down, or reopen link and query.
293 - Concept of precious tapes (cannot be reused).
294 - Make bcopy copy with a single tape drive.
295 - Permit changing ownership during restore.
298 > My suggestion: Add a feature on the systray menu-icon menu to request
299 > an immediate backup now. This would be useful for laptop users who may
300 > not be on the network when the regular scheduled backup is run.
302 > My wife's suggestion: Add a setting to the win32 client to allow it to
303 > shut down the machine after backup is complete (after, of course,
304 > displaying a "System will shut down in one minute, click here to cancel"
305 > warning dialog). This would be useful for sites that want user
306 > woorkstations to be shut down overnight to save power.
309 - Autolabel should be specified by DIR instead of SD.
312 - AutoScan (check checksum of tape)
313 - Format command = "format /dev/nst0"
317 - Seek resolution (usually corresponds to buffer size)
318 - EODErrorCode=ENOSPC or code
319 - Partial Read error code
320 - Partial write error code
321 - Nonformatted read error
322 - Nonformatted write error
323 - WriteProtected error
327 - IgnoreCloseErrors=yes
337 - FD sends unsaved file list to Director at end of job (see
339 - File daemon should build list of files skipped, and then
340 at end of save retry and report any errors.
341 - Write a Storage daemon that uses pipes and
342 standard Unix programs to write to the tape.
344 - Need something that monitors the JCR queue and
345 times out jobs by asking the deamons where they are.
346 - Enhance Jmsg code to permit buffering and saving to disk.
347 - device driver = "xxxx" for drives.
349 - Ensure that /dev/null works
350 - Need report class for messages. Perhaps
351 report resource where report=group of messages
352 - enhance scan_attrib and rename scan_jobtype, and
353 fill in code for "since" option
354 - Director needs a time after which the report status is sent
355 anyway -- or better yet, a retry time for the job.
356 - Don't reschedule a job if previous incarnation is still running.
357 - Some way to automatically backup everything is needed????
358 - Need a structure for pending actions:
360 - termination status (part of buffered msgs?)
362 Read, Write, Clean, Delete
363 - Login to Bacula; Bacula users with different permissions:
364 owner, group, user, quotas
365 - Store info on each file system type (probably in the job header on tape.
366 This could be the output of df; or perhaps some sort of /etc/mtab record.
369 - Design at hierarchial storage for Bacula. Migration and Clone.
370 - Implement FSM (File System Modules).
371 - Audit M_ error codes to ensure they are correct and consistent.
372 - Add variable break characters to lex analyzer.
373 Either a bit mask or a string of chars so that
374 the caller can change the break characters.
375 - Make a single T_BREAK to replace T_COMMA, etc.
376 - Ensure that File daemon and Storage daemon can
377 continue a save if the Director goes down (this
378 is NOT currently the case). Must detect socket error,
379 buffer messages for later.
380 - Enhance time/duration input to allow multiple qualifiers e.g. 3d2h
381 - Add ability to backup to two Storage devices (two SD sessions) at
382 the same time -- e.g. onsite, offsite.
383 - Add the ability to consolidate old backup sets (basically do a restore
384 to tape and appropriately update the catalog). Compress Volume sets.
385 Might need to spool via file is only one drive is available.
386 - Compress or consolidate Volumes of old possibly deleted files. Perhaps
387 someway to do so with every volume that has less than x% valid
391 Migration: Move a backup from one Volume to another
392 Clone: Copy a backup -- two Volumes
394 Bacula Migration is based on Jobs (apparently Networker is file by file).
396 Migration triggered by:
400 Highwater mark (keep total size)
404 Bacula Projects Roadmap
406 last update 8 May 2003
408 Item 1: Multiple simultaneous Jobs. (done)
409 Done -- Restore part needs better implementation to work correctly
410 Also, it needs considerable testing
412 What: Permit multiple simultaneous jobs in Bacula.
414 Why: An enterprise level solution needs to go fast without the
415 need for the system administrator to carefully tweak
416 timing. Based on the benchmarks, during a full
417 backup, NetWorker typically hit 10 times the bandwidth to
418 the tape compared to Bacula--largely. This is probably due to
419 running parallel jobs and multi-threaded filling of buffers
420 and writing them to tape. This should also make things work
421 better when you have a mix of fast and slow machines backing
424 Notes: Bacula was designed to run multiple simultaneous jobs. Thus
425 implementing this is a matter of some small cleanups and
429 Item 2: Make the Storage daemon use intermediate file storage to buffer data.
430 Deferred -- not necessary yet -- possibly implement with Migration.
432 What: If data is coming into the SD too fast, buffer it to
433 disk if the user has configured this option.
435 Why: This would be nice, especially if it more or less falls out
436 when implementing (1) above. If not, it probably should not
437 be given a high priority because fundamentally the backup time
438 is limited by the tape bandwidth. Even though you may finish a
439 client job quicker by spilling to disk, you still have to
440 eventually get it onto tape. If intermediate disk buffering
441 allows us to improve write bandwidth to tape, it may make
444 Notes: Whether or not this is implemented will depend upon performance
445 testing after item 1 is implemented.
448 Item 3: Write the bscan program -- also write a bcopy program.
451 What: Write a program that reads a Bacula tape and puts all the
452 appropriate data into the catalog. This allows recovery
453 from a tape that is no longer in the database, or it allows
454 re-creation of a database if lost.
456 Why: This is a fundamental robustness and disaster recovery tool
457 which will increase the comfort level of a sysadmin
458 considering adopting Bacula.
460 Notes: A skeleton of this program already exists, but much work
461 needs to be done. Implementing this will also make apparent
462 any deficiencies in the current Bacula tape format.
465 Item 4: Implement Base jobs.
467 What: A base job is sort of like a Full save except that you
468 will want the FileSet to contain only files that are unlikely
469 to change in the future (i.e. a snapshot of most of your
470 system after installing it). After the base job has been run,
471 when you are doing a Full save, you can specify to exclude
472 all files saved by the base job that have not been modified.
474 Why: This is something none of the competition does, as far as we know
475 (except BackupPC, which is a Perl program that saves to disk
476 only). It is big win for the user, it makes Bacula stand out
477 as offering a unique optimization that immediately saves time
480 Notes: Big savings in tape usage. Will require more resources because
481 the e. DIR must send FD a list of files/attribs, and the FD must
482 search the list and compare it for each file to be saved.
485 Item 5: Implement Label templates
488 What: This is a mechanism whereby Bacula can automatically create
489 a tape label for new tapes according to a detailed specification
490 provided by the user.
492 Why: It is a major convenience item for folks who use automated label
495 Notes: Bacula already has a working form of automatic tape label
496 creation, but it is very crude. The design for the complete
497 tape labeling project is already documented in the manual.
500 Item 6: Write a regression script.
501 Done -- Continue to expand its testing.
503 What: This is an automatic script that runs and tests as many features
504 of Bacula as possible. The output is compared to previous
505 versions of Bacula and any differences are reported.
507 Why: This is an enormous help in preventing introduction of new
508 errors in parts of the program that already work correctly.
510 Notes: This probably should be ranked higher, it's something the typical
511 user doesn't see. Depending on how it's implemented, it may
512 make sense to defer it until the archival tape format and
513 user interface mature.
516 Item 7: GUI for interactive restore
517 Item 8: GUI for interactive backup
519 What: The current interactive restore is implemented with a tty
520 interface. It would be much nicer to be able to "see" the
521 list of files backed up in typical GUI tree format.
522 The same mechanism could also be used for creating
523 ad-hoc backup FileSets (item 8).
525 Why: Ease of use -- especially for the end user.
527 Notes: Rather than implementing in Gtk, we probably should go directly
528 for a Browser implementation, even if doing so meant the
529 capability wouldn't be available until much later. Not only
530 is there the question of Windows sites, most
531 Solaris/HP/IRIX, etc, shops can't currently run Gtk programs
532 without installing lots of stuff admins are very wary about.
533 Real sysadmins will always use the command line anyway, and
534 the user who's doing an interactive restore or backup of his
535 own files will in most cases be on a Windows machine running
539 Item 9: Add SSL to daemon communications.
541 What: This provides for secure communications between the daemons.
543 Why: This would allow doing backup across the Internet without
544 privacy concerns (or with much less concern).
546 Notes: The vast majority of near term potential users will be backing up
547 a single site over a LAN and, correctly or not, they probably
548 won't be concerned with security, at least not enough to go to
549 the trouble to set up keys, etc. to screw things down. We suspect
550 that many users genuinely interested in multi-site backup
551 already run some form of VPN software in their internetwork
552 connections, and are willing to delegate security to that layer.
555 Item 10: Define definitive tape format.
558 What: Define that definitive tape format that will not change
559 for the next millennium.
561 Why: Stability, security.
563 Notes: See notes for item 11 below.
566 Item 11: New daemon communication protocol.
568 What: The current daemon to daemon protocol is basically an ASCII
569 printf() and sending the buffer. On the receiving end, the
570 buffer is sscanf()ed to unpack it. The new scheme would
571 be a binary format that allows quick packing and unpacking
572 of any data type with named fields.
574 Why: Using binary packing would be faster. Named fields will permit
575 error checking to ensure that what is sent is what the
576 receiver really wants.
578 Notes: These are internal improvements in the interest of the
579 long-term stability and evolution of the program. On the one
580 hand, the sooner they're done, the less code we have to rip
581 up when the time comes to install them. On the other hand, they
582 don't bring an immediately perceptible benefit to potential
583 users. Item 10 and possibly item 11 should be deferred until Bacula
584 is well established with a growing user community more or
585 less happy with the feature set. At that time, it will make a
586 good "next generation" upgrade in the interest of data
592 ======================================================
594 It is somewhat like a Full save becomes an incremental since
595 the Base job (or jobs) plus other non-base files.
597 - New BaseFile table that contains:
598 JobId, BaseJobId, FileId (from Base).
599 i.e. for each base file that exists but is not saved because
600 it has not changed, the File daemon sends the JobId, BaseId,
601 and FileId back to the Director who creates the DB entry.
602 - To initiate a Base save, the Director sends the FD
603 the FileId, and full filename for each file in the Base.
604 - When the FD finds a Base file, he requests the Director to
605 send him the full File entry (stat packet plus MD5), or
606 conversely, the FD sends it to the Director and the Director
607 says yes or no. This can be quite rapid if the FileId is kept
608 by the FD for each Base Filename.
609 - It is probably better to have the comparison done by the FD
610 despite the fact that the File entry must be sent across the
612 - An alternative would be to send the FD the whole File entry
613 from the start. The disadvantage is that it requires a lot of
614 space. The advantage is that it requires less communications
616 - The Job record must be updated to indicate that one or more
618 - At end of Job, FD returns:
619 1. Count of base files/bytes not written to tape (i.e. matches)
620 2. Count of base file that were saved i.e. had changed.
621 - No tape record would be written for a Base file that matches, in the
622 same way that no tape record is written for Incremental jobs where
623 the file is not saved because it is unchanged.
624 - On a restore, all the Base file records must explicitly be
625 found from the BaseFile tape. I.e. for each Full save that is marked
626 to have one or more Base Jobs, search the BaseFile for all occurrences
628 - An optimization might be to make the BaseFile have:
634 This would avoid the need to explicitly fetch each File record for
635 the Base job. The Base Job record will be fetched to get the
636 VolSessionId and VolSessionTime.
637 =========================================================
641 =============================================================
643 Request For Comments For File Backup Options
646 Subject: File Backup Options
649 A few days ago, a Bacula user who is backing up to file volumes and
650 using compression asked if it was possible to suppress compressing
651 all .gz files since it was a waste of CPU time. Although Bacula
652 currently permits using different options (compression, ...) on
653 a directory by directory basis, it cannot do it on a file by
654 file basis, which is clearly what was desired.
656 Proposed Implementation:
657 To solve this problem, I propose the following:
659 - Add a new Director resource type called FileOptions.
661 - The FileOptions resource will have records for all
662 options that can currently be specified on the Include record
663 (in a FileSet). Examples below.
665 - The FileOptions resource will permit an exclude option as well
666 as a number of additional options.
668 - The heart of the FileOptions resource is the ability to
669 supply any number of ApplyTo records which specify POSIX
670 regular expressions. These ApplyTo regular expressions are
671 applied to the fully qualified filename (path and all). If
672 one matches, then the FileOptions will be used.
674 - When an ApplyTo specification matches an included file, the
675 options specified in the FileOptions resource will override
676 the default options specified on the Include record.
678 - Include records will be modified to permit referencing one or
679 more FileOptions resources. The FileOptions will be used
680 in the order listed on the Include record and the first
681 one that matches will be applied.
683 - Options (or specifications) currently supplied on the Include
684 record will be deprecated (i.e. removed in a later version a
685 year or so from now).
687 - The Exclude record will be deprecated as the same functionality
688 can be obtained by using an Exclude = yes in the FileOptions.
691 The following records can appear in the FileOptions resource. An
692 asterisk preceding the name indicates a feature not currently
696 - Compression= (GZIP, ...)
697 - Signature= (MD5, SHA1, ...)
699 - OneFs= (yes/no) - remain on one filesystem
700 - Recurse= (yes/no) - recurse into subdirectories
701 - Sparse= (yes/no) - do sparse file backup
702 - *Exclude= (yes/no) - exclude file from being saved
703 - *Reader= (filename) - external read (backup) program
704 - *Plugin= (filename) - read/write plugin module
707 - verify= (ipnougsamc5) - verify options
710 - replace= (always/ifnewer/ifolder/never) - replace options currently
712 - *Writer= (filename) - external write (restore) program
716 Currently options specifying compression, MD5 signatures, recursion,
717 ... of a FileSet are supplied on the Include record. These will now
718 all be collected into a FileOptions resource, which will be
719 specified on the Include in place of the options. Multiple FileOptions
720 may be specified. Since the FileOptions contain regular expressions
721 that are applied to the full filename, this will give the ability
722 to specify backup options on a file by file basis to whatever level
731 Include = compression=GZIP signature=MD5 {
740 Include = FileOptions=Opts {
751 That's a lot more to do the same thing, but it gives the ability to
752 apply options on a file by file basis. For example, suppose you
753 want to compress all files but not any file with extensions .gz or .Z.
754 You could do so as follows:
758 Include = FileOptions=NoCompress FileOptions=Opts {
766 ApplyTo = /*.?*/ # matches all files
771 # Note multiple ApplyTos are ORed
772 ApplyTo = /*.gz/ # matches .gz files */
773 ApplyTo = /*.Z/ # matches .Z files */
776 Now, since the NoCompress FileOptions is specified first on the
777 Include line, any *.gz or *.Z file will have an MD5 signature computed,
778 but will not be compressed. For all other files, the NoCompress will not
779 match, so the Opts options will be used which will include GZIP
783 - Is it necessary to provide some means of ANDing regular expressions
784 and negation? (not currently planned)
786 e.g. ApplyTo = /*.gz/ && !/big.gz/
788 - I see that Networker has a "null" module which, if specified, does not
789 backup the file, but does make an record of the file in the catalog
790 so that the catalog will reflect an exact picture of the filesystem.
791 The result is that the file can be "seen" when "browsing" the save
792 sets, but it cannot be restored.
794 Is this really useful? Should it be implemented in Bacula?
797 After implementing the above, the user will be able to specify
798 on a file by file basis (using regular expressions) what options are
799 applied for the backup.
802 =============================================
804 ==========================================================
806 For each Incremental job that is run, there may be files that
807 were found but not saved because they were locked (this applies
808 only to Windows). Such a system could send back to the Director
809 a list of Unsaved files.
811 - New UnSavedFiles table that contains:
815 - Then in the next Incremental job, the list of Unsaved Files will be
816 feed to the FD, who will ensure that they are explicitly chosen even
817 if standard date/time check would not have selected them.
818 =============================================================
821 Done: (see kernsdone for more)
822 - Heartbeat between daemons.
823 - Fix Dir heartbeat in restore and verify vol. Be sure to make
824 bnet_recv() ignore BNET_HEARTBEAT.
825 - Implement HEART_BEAT while SD waiting for tapes.
826 - Include RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob output in the message
828 - Change M_INFO to M_RESTORED for all restored files.
829 - Fix command prompt in gnome-console by checking on Ready.
830 - Merge SQLite, MySQL, and Rel spec into a single file.
831 - Fix config of "console"
832 - Check if cancel works with FD (fixed).
833 - Properly configure console and gconsole (currently for source not
834 configured for installation).
835 - Error labeling tape from console gets Jmsg error because of no Job.
836 - Test and implement get_pint and get_yesno.
837 - Implement global with DB name and add to btraceback.gdb
838 - Remove subsysdir from conf files (used only in autostart scripts).
840 rufus-dir: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume "MatouBackup" as Used.
841 rufus-sd: Volume "" previously written, moving to end of data.
842 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: I canot write on this volume because:
843 The number of files mismatch! Volume=1 Catalog=0
844 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: askdir.c:155 NULL Volume name. This shouldn't happen!!!
845 - Shell character expansion is failing occassionally.
846 - Add a section to the doc on Manual cycling of Volumes.
847 - Check if Job/File retentions apply to multivolume jobs.
848 - Fix missing casette in autoloader during read:
849 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
850 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
851 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3302 Issuing autochanger "unload" command.
852 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3303 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1" command.
853 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3304 Autochanger "load slot 1" status is OK.
854 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
855 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
856 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
857 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
858 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
859 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
860 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
861 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
862 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".
863 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-dir: Bacula 1.31 (12May03): 14-May-2003 14:42
864 - Fix problem reported by Christopher McCurdy <cmccurdy@eecis.udel.edu>
865 xeon-fd: Could not stat c:/Documents and Settings/All
866 Users/Application Data/Humc:\Documents and Settings\All User98_AIX.kbf:
867 ERR=No such file or directory
869 - The following Re-read last block at EOT failed. ERR=block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
870 undef-sd: block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
871 apparently masks the standard EOM message.
872 - BSD (probably) does not have strtoll()
873 - BSD does not have ioctl() MTEOM
874 - BSD defines a number of MT_xxx variables which conflict
875 with those defined by Bacula.
876 - Make default duration days if no qualifier (e.g. s) is specified.
877 - BSDI fix finding gcc version
878 - When the FD errs (e.g. disk full) have a more graceful shutdown.
879 - Make sure Bacula prunes/purges canceled and failed jobs too and all
880 jobs with zero JobFiles.
881 - Implement Volume name checking.
882 - Document what characters can go into Volume names.
883 - Getting the following on all directories on Win32
884 19-May-2003 01:14 tibs-fd: Could not access c:/cygwin/home/kern/rxvt: ERR=Permission denied
885 - Cancellation caused JobMedia error:
886 babylon5-dir: Last FULL backup time not found. Doing FULL backup.
887 babylon5-dir: Start Backup JobId 416, Job=Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06
888 babylon5-sd: End of media on Volume VXA-V17-Inc-001 Bytes=31,982,900,672 Blocks=495,781.
889 babylon5-sd: Job Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes.
890 babylon5-sd: Someone woke me up, but I cannot find any appendable volumes
891 for Job=Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06.
892 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Fatal error: Job
893 Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 canceled while waiting for mount on
894 Storage Device "Ecrix_VXA-1".
895 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Fatal error: Cannot fixup device
896 error. Job Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 canceled while waiting for
897 mount on Storage Device "Ecrix_VXA-1".
899 babylon5-dir: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: Catalog error creating
900 JobMedia record. sql_create.c:125 Create JobMedia failed. Record already
902 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: Error creating JobMedia
903 record: 1991 Update JobMedia error
905 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: askdir.c:158 NULL Volume
906 name. This shouldn't happen!!!
907 zocalo-fd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: bnet.c:310 Write error
908 sending to Storage daemon:babylon5:9103: ERR=Broken pipe
909 - Volume names with spaces get jammed into the catalog with 0x1
910 i.e. the SD bashes the Volume but they are not unbased by Dir.
911 jerom-dir: MonthlySave.2003-05-10_17.12.01 Error: Unable to get Media
912 record for Volume Tape^A1: ERR=sql_get.c:788 Media record for Volume
914 jerom-sd: MonthlySave.2003-05-10_17.12.01 Error: Error updating Volume
915 Info: 1991 Catalog Request failed: sql_get.c:788 Media record for Volume
917 - ChangeServiceConfig2A does not exist on WinNT (ADVAPI32.DLL).
918 - Fix "access not allowed" for backup of files on WinXP.
919 - Check for existence of all new Win32 API's. See LoadLibrary in
921 - Count errors during restore and print them in the Job report.
922 - Bug: fix access problems on files restored on WinXP.
923 - Put system type returned by FD into catalog.
924 - Finish WIN32_DATA stream code (bextract, check if can handle stream)
925 - Make SD keep track of Files, Bytes during restore.
926 - If you enter the userid by hand for restore, you get:
927 Enter JobId(s), comma separated, to restore: 74
928 You have selected the following JobId: 74
929 Building directory tree for JobId 74 ...
930 134645140 items inserted into the tree and marked for extraction.
931 - Add SDWriteSeqNo to SD, and probably Read on FD side.
932 - If bootstrap is non-zero for restore, do not show JobId in the
933 OK to run? (yes/mod/no): list.
934 - When all cassettes in magazine are used, got:
935 22-May-2003 18:24 undef-sd: 3304 Autochanger "load slot 1" status is OK.
936 22-May-2003 18:24 undef-sd: NightlySave.2003-05-22_14.08.16 Warning: mount.c:245 Director wanted Volume "TestVolume0009".
937 Current Volume "TestVolume0005" not acceptable because:
938 1998 Volume "TestVolume0005" not Append or Recycle.
939 22-May-2003 18:24 undef-sd: NightlySave.2003-05-22_14.08.16 Error: Autochanger Volume "TestVolume0009" not found in slot 1.
940 Setting slot to zero in catalog.
941 22-May-2003 18:24 undef-sd: Please mount Volume "TestVolume0009" on Storage Device "ARCHIVE 4586" for Job NightlySave.2003-05-22_14
943 Use "mount" command to release Job.
944 22-May-2003 19:24 undef-sd: Please mount Volume "TestVolume0009" on Storage Device "ARCHIVE 4586" for Job NightlySave.2003-05-22_14
946 Use "mount" command to release Job.
947 - Don't zero the Slot when the wrong volume is found -- simply ask
949 - Implement MTIOCERRSTAT on FreeBSD to clear tape error conditions.
950 - Shell expansion fails for working_directory in SD from time to time.
951 - File the Automatically selected: xxx
952 to say Automatically selected Pool: xxx
953 - Default duration with no qualifier is sec should be 1 day
954 - zap sd_auth_key in SD after FD connection.
955 - Find a solution for the multiple FileSet problem (when it is changed). Add date?
956 - Look at Python for a Bacula scripting language -- www.python.org
957 - When Marking a file in Restore that is a hard link, also
958 mark the link so that the data will be reloaded.
959 - Emergency restore info:
961 - Backup working directory
963 - Why don't we get an error message from Win32 FD when bootstrap
964 file cannot be created for restore command?
965 - Fix Win2000 error with no messages during startup.
966 - Make restore more robust in counting error and not immediately bailing
967 out. Also print error message once, but try to continue.
968 - Add code to check that blocks are sequential on restore.
969 - Remove "rufus" and such references from regress.
970 - No READLINE_SRC if found in alternate directory.
971 - If ./btape is called without /dev, assume argument is a Storage resource name.
972 - Find general solution for sscanf size problems (as well as sprintf. Do at run time?
973 - Bytes restored is wrong.
974 - The "List last 20 Jobs run" doesnt work correctly in restore.
975 It doesnt show the last 20 jobs , but some older ones.
976 - Fix Verify VolumeToCatalog to use BSRs -- it is broken.
977 - Implement Release Storage=xxx
978 - Fix restore on Win95/98
979 - Remove the Jmsg() in sql_find.c:102 or only print on hard error.
980 - Implement FileSet VolIndex -- done, but must update old records.
981 - Check this below from Phil.
982 This was SD reported data rather than FD data!
983 > When the job was done, Bacula reported 11084 files restored:
986 > Job: Zocalo_Restore.2003-06-05_16.42.01
988 > Start time: 05-Jun-2003 16:42
989 > End time: 06-Jun-2003 01:21
990 > Files Restored: 11,084
991 > Bytes Restored: 65,474,772
993 > FD termination status: OK
994 > Termination: Restore OK
996 > when it should probably have reported 11084 files scanned, 250 restored.
997 > The bytes restored count looks about right.
999 - Should Bacula make an Append tape as Purged when purging?
1000 - Use switch() in backup.c and restore.c in FD instead of giant if statement.
1001 - If during a restore, a hard linked file already exists (on option), delete
1002 the file and re-link it. This is to avoid the possibility that the
1003 user had re-linked the file between the backup and the restore.
1004 Do lstat() to see if it is already properly linked.
1005 Same for symlinked file.
1006 Make sure ifnewer, ifolder, never, ... apply correctly.
1007 - Flag so that no connect does not error, and Reschedule a job.
1008 - Implement "Reschedule OnError=yes interval=nnn times=xxx"
1009 - That restoring a hard link that already exists works correctly.
1011 - Make Pool resource handle Counter resources.
1012 - Fix first block number after label to be zero instead of 1 (reset after label).
1013 - Grep for Backup OK in regression script.
1014 - Do NOT reuse same JobId if tape written.
1015 - Implement non-blocking writes and bsock->terminate in heartbeat
1016 thread, or set it in status.c cancel (used pthread_kill() instead of
1018 - Add restore to specific date.
1019 - Instrument use_count on DEVICE packets and ensure that the device is
1020 being close()ed at the appropriate time.
1021 - Test long path names (>64 chars) in Windows -- crashes FD?
1022 - Implement fast block rejection: match_bsr_block().
1023 - Complain if record dropped in bnet_recv because too long.
1024 - Test multiple simultaneous Volumes
1025 - Document recycling algorithm.
1026 - Make Restore report an error if FD or SD term codes are not OK.
1027 - To link with mysqlclient_r may require -lssl -lcrypto
1028 - Document Heart beat code
1029 - Non-fatal errors are not correct counting attribs.c:277
1030 - Check that Block number in JobMedia are correct.
1031 - The bsr for Dan's job has file indexes covering the whole range rather
1032 than only the range contained on the volume.
1033 Constrain FileIndex to be within range for Volume.
1034 - Pass prefix_links to FD.
1035 - Fix restore list of volumes if Volume not selected.
1036 - Complete (or turn off) the command line code in update.
1037 - Testing Tibs job erred and hung director on Storage resource. This was
1038 because there were a whole pile of jobs hanging around in the SD
1039 waiting for a connection from the FD that was never coming.
1040 - Possibly update all client records at startup.
1041 - Listing of Win32 restored files has ??????? for user.
1042 - In Win portable restore the directory is not create
1043 27-Jun-2003 16:52 tibs-fd: kernsrestore.2003-06-27_16.52.20 Error:
1044 create_file.c:175 Could not create
1045 /tmp/bacula-restores/cygwin/home/kern/bacula/k/src/dird/dird_conf.o: 0
1046 ERR=The system cannot find the path specified.
1047 - Finish Windows implementation (add setting of correct type on restore,
1048 add Portable Data Format flag).
1049 - Document portable=yes
1050 - Document c:/working directory better than /working directory.
1051 - Document run "yes".
1052 - Document update volume: jobid, current, before, all
1053 - Document that bscan does not work with multiple simultaneous jobs.
1054 - Update Automatic Volume Labeling in disk.wml
1055 - Figure out how to handle DHCP IP addresses -- use dynamic DNS.
1056 - Add OS, GCC version to traceback output.
1057 - Implement a Recycle or Prune Current Volume (as from Nic Bellamy),
1058 possibly implement Prune Oldest Volume.
1059 - Backup on havana gave:
1060 Total Bytes Read=4,629,249,084,728,272,628 Blocks Read=0 Bytes/block=134,735,604
1061 - Move JobFiles and JobBytes to SD rather than FD -- more correct.