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)
18 Testing to do: (painful)
19 - that ALL console command line options work and are always implemented
20 - blocksize recognition code.
21 - multiple simultaneous Volumes
22 - Test if rewind at end of tape waits for tape to rewind.
25 - Figure out how to use ssh or stunnel to protect Bacula communications.
28 - Investigate doing RAW backup of Win32 partition.
29 - Add JobName= to VerifyToCatalog so that all verifies can be done at the end.
30 - Add thread specific data to hold the jcr -- send error messages from
31 low level routines by accessing it and using Jmsg().
32 - Default duration with no qualifier is sec should be 1 day
33 - Find a solution for the multiple FileSet problem (when it is changed). Add date?
34 - Cancel waiting for Client connect in SD if FD goes away.
35 - Testing Tibs job erred and hung director on Storage resource. This was
36 because there were a whole pile of jobs hanging around in the SD
37 waiting for a connection from the FD that was never coming.
38 - Make restore more robust in counting error and not immediately bailing
39 out. Also print error message once, but try to continue.
40 - Make SD keep track of Files, Bytes during restore.
41 - Add code to check that blocks are sequential on restore.
42 - File the Automatically selected: xxx
43 to say Automatically selected Pool: xxx
44 - Should Bacula make an Append tape as Purged when purging?
45 - Shell expansion fails for working_directory in SD from time to time.
46 - Possibly update all client records at startup.
48 - Implement MTIOCERRSTAT on FreeBSD to clear tape error conditions.
50 - Add Progress command that periodically reports the progress of
52 - Implement "Reschedule OnError=yes interval=nnn times=xxx"
53 - One block was orphaned in the SD probably after cancel.
54 - Add all command line arguments to "update", e.g. slot=nn volStatus=append, ...
56 - Implement argc/argv for daemon command line scanning using table driven
58 - Implement table driven single argc/argv scanner to pickup all arguments.
59 Much like xxx_conf.c scan table.
60 keyword, handler(store_routine), store_address, code, flags, default.
62 - Examine Bare Metal restore problem (a FD crash exists somewhere ...).
63 - Test multiple simultaneous Volumes
64 - Document FInclude ...
65 - Implement timeout in response() when it should come quickly.
66 - Implement console @echo command.
67 - Implement a Slot priority (loaded/not loaded).
68 - Implement "vacation" Incremental only saves.
69 - Implement single pane restore (much like the Gftp panes).
70 - Implement Automatic Mount even in operator wait.
71 - Implement create "FileSet"?
72 - Implement Release Device in the Job resource to unmount a drive.
73 - Implement Acquire Device in the Job resource to mount a drive,
74 be sure this works with admin jobs so that the user can get
75 prompted to insert the correct tape. Possibly some way to say to
76 run the job but don't save the files.
77 - Implement all command line args on run.
78 - Implement command line "restore" args.
79 - Implement "restore current select=no"
80 - Fix watchdog pthread crash on Win32 (this is pthread_kill() Cygwin bug)
81 - Implement "scratch pool" where tapes are defined and can be
82 taken by any pool that needs them.
83 - Implement restore "current system", but take all files without
84 doing selection tree -- so that jobs without File records can
86 - Make | and < work on FD side.
87 - Pass prefix_links to FD.
88 - Implement a M_SECURITY message class.
89 - Implement disk spooling. Two parts: 1. Spool to disk then
90 immediately to tape to speed up tape operations. 2. Spool to
91 disk only when the tape is full, then when a tape is hung move
93 - From Phil Stracchino:
94 It would probably be a per-client option, and would be called
95 something like, say, "Automatically purge obsoleted jobs". What it
96 would do is, when you successfully complete a Differential backup of a
97 client, it would automatically purge all Incremental backups for that
98 client that are rendered redundant by that Differential. Likewise,
99 when a Full backup on a client completed, it would automatically purge
100 all Differential and Incremental jobs obsoleted by that Full backup.
101 This would let people minimize the number of tapes they're keeping on
102 hand without having to master the art of retention times.
103 - Implement a relocatable bacula.spec
104 - Allow multiple Storage specifications (or multiple names on
105 a single Storage specification) in the Job record. Thus a job
106 can be backed up to a number of storage devices.
107 - Implement dump/print label to UA
108 - Add prefixlinks to where or not where absolute links to FD.
109 - Look at Python for a Bacula scripting language -- www.python.org
110 - Issue message to mount a new tape before the rewind.
111 - Simplified client job initiation for portables.
112 - If SD cannot open a drive, make it periodically retry.
113 - Implement LabelTemplate (at least first cut).
114 - Add more of the config info to the tape label.
115 - Implement a Mount Command and an Unmount Command where
116 the users could specify a system command to be performed
117 to do the mount, after which Bacula could attempt to
118 read the device. This is for Removeable media such as a CDROM.
119 - Most likely, this mount command would be invoked explicitly
120 by the user using the current Console "mount" and "unmount"
121 commands -- the Storage Daemon would do the right thing
122 depending on the exact nature of the device.
123 - As with tape drives, when Bacula wanted a new removable
124 disk mounted, it would unmount the old one, and send a message
125 to the user, who would then use "mount" as described above
126 once he had actually inserted the disk.
128 - Make some way so that if a machine is skipped because it is not up
129 that Bacula will continue retrying for a specified period of time --
131 - If tape is marked read-only, then try opening it read-only rather than
132 failing, and remember that it cannot be written.
133 - Refine SD waiting output:
134 Device is being positioned
135 > Device is being positioned for append
136 > Device is being positioned to file x
138 - Figure out some way to estimate output size and to avoid splitting
139 a backup across two Volumes -- this could be useful for writing CDROMs
140 where you really prefer not to have it split -- not serious.
141 - Add RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob to the Client program.
142 - Have SD compute MD5 or SHA1 and compare to what FD computes.
143 - Make VolumeToCatalog calculate an MD5 or SHA1 from the
144 actual data on the Volume and compare it.
145 - Implement FileOptions (see end of this document)
146 - Implement Bacula plugins -- design API
147 - Make bcopy read through bad tape records.
148 - Fix read_record to handle multiple sessions.
149 - Program files (i.e. execute a program to read/write files).
150 Pass read date of last backup, size of file last time.
151 - Add Signature type to File DB record.
152 - Make Restore report an error if FD or SD term codes are not OK.
153 - CD into subdirectory when open()ing files for backup to
154 speed up things. Test with testfind().
155 - Priority job to go to top of list.
156 - Find out why Full saves run slower and slower (hashing?)
157 - Why are save/restore of device different sizes (sparse?) Yup! Fix it.
158 - Implement some way for the Console to dynamically create a job.
159 - Restore to a particular time -- e.g. before date, after date.
160 - Solaris -I on tar for include list
161 - Prohibit backing up archive device (findlib/find_one.c:128)
162 - Need a verbose mode in restore, perhaps to bsr.
163 - bscan without -v is too quiet -- perhaps show jobs.
164 - Add code to reject whole blocks if not wanted on restore.
165 - Start working on Base jobs.
166 - Check if we can increase Bacula FD priorty in Win2000
167 - Make sure the MaxVolFiles is fully implemented in SD
168 - Check if both CatalogFiles and UseCatalog are set to SD.
169 - Need return status on read_cb() from read_records(). Need multiple
170 records -- one per Job, maybe a JCR or some other structure with
171 a block and a record.
172 - Figure out how to do a bare metal Windows restore
173 - Possibly add email to Watchdog if drive is unmounted too
174 long and a job is waiting on the drive.
175 - Use read_record.c in SD code.
176 - Why don't we get an error message from Win32 FD when bootstrap
177 file cannot be created for restore command?
178 - When Marking a file in Restore that is a hard link, also
179 mark the link so that the data will be reloaded.
180 - Restore program that errors in SD due to no tape reports
181 OK incorrectly in output.
182 - After unmount, if restore job started, ask to mount.
183 - Convert all %x substitution variables, which are hard to remember
184 and read to %(variable-name). Idea from TMDA.
185 - Add JobLevel in FD status (but make sure it is defined).
186 - Make Pool resource handle Counter resources.
187 - Remove NextId for SQLite. Optimize.
188 - Move all SQL statements into a single location.
189 - Add UA rc and history files.
190 - put termcap (used by console) in ./configure and
191 allow -with-termcap-dir.
192 - Enhance time and size scanning routines.
193 - Fix Autoprune for Volumes to respect need for full save.
194 - Fix Win32 config file definition name on /install
195 - No READLINE_SRC if found in alternate directory.
196 - Test a second language e.g. french.
197 - Compare tape to Client files (attributes, or attributes and data)
198 - Make all database Ids 64 bit.
199 - Write an applet for Linux.
200 - Add estimate to Console commands
201 - Find solution to blank filename (i.e. path only) problem.
202 - Implement new daemon communications protocol.
203 - Remove PoolId from Job table, it exists in Media.
204 - Allow console commands to detach or run in background.
205 - Fix status delay on storage daemon during rewind.
206 - Add SD message variables to control operator wait time
207 - Maximum Operator Wait
208 - Minimum Message Interval
209 - Maximum Message Interval
210 - Send Operator message when cannot read tape label.
211 - Verify level=Volume (scan only), level=Data (compare of data to file).
212 Verify level=Catalog, level=InitCatalog
214 - Add keyword search to show command in Console.
215 - Fix Win2000 error with no messages during startup.
216 - Events : tape has more than xxx bytes.
217 - Restrict characters permitted in a Resource name.
218 - Complete code in Bacula Resources -- this will permit
219 reading a new config file at any time.
220 - Handle ctl-c in Console
221 - Implement script driven addition of File daemon to config files.
222 - Think about how to make Bacula work better with File (non-tape) archives.
223 - Write Unix emulator for Windows.
224 - Implement new serialize subroutines
225 send(socket, "string", &Vol, "uint32", &i, NULL)
226 - Audit all UA commands to ensure that we always prompt where possible.
227 - If ./btape is called without /dev, assume argument is a Storage resource name.
228 - Put memory utilization in Status output of each daemon
229 if full status requested or if some level of debug on.
230 - Make database type selectable by .conf files i.e. at runtime
231 - Set flag for uname -a. Add to Volume label.
232 - Implement throttled work queue.
233 - Check for EOT at ENOSPC or EIO or ENXIO (unix Pc)
234 - Restore files modified after date
235 - Restore file modified before date
236 - Emergency restore info:
238 - Backup working directory
240 - Restore -- do nothing but show what would happen
241 - SET LD_RUN_PATH=$HOME/mysql/lib/mysql
242 - Implement Restore FileSet=
243 - Create a protocol.h and protocol.c where all protocol messages
245 - Remove duplicate fields from jcr (e.g. jcr.level and jcr.jr.Level, ...).
246 - Timout a job or terminate if link goes down, or reopen link and query.
247 - Find general solution for sscanf size problems (as well
248 as sprintf. Do at run time?
249 - Concept of precious tapes (cannot be reused).
250 - Make bcopy copy with a single tape drive.
251 - Permit changing ownership during restore.
253 - Autolabel should be specified by DIR instead of SD.
254 - Find out how to get the system tape block limits, e.g.:
255 Apr 22 21:22:10 polymatou kernel: st1: Block limits 1 - 245760 bytes.
256 Apr 22 21:22:10 polymatou kernel: st0: Block limits 2 - 16777214 bytes.
259 - AutoScan (check checksum of tape)
260 - Format command = "format /dev/nst0"
264 - Seek resolution (usually corresponds to buffer size)
265 - EODErrorCode=ENOSPC or code
266 - Partial Read error code
267 - Partial write error code
268 - Nonformatted read error
269 - Nonformatted write error
270 - WriteProtected error
274 - IgnoreCloseErrors=yes
284 - FD sends unsaved file list to Director at end of job (see
286 - File daemon should build list of files skipped, and then
287 at end of save retry and report any errors.
288 - Write a Storage daemon that uses pipes and
289 standard Unix programs to write to the tape.
291 - Need something that monitors the JCR queue and
292 times out jobs by asking the deamons where they are.
293 - Enhance Jmsg code to permit buffering and saving to disk.
294 - device driver = "xxxx" for drives.
295 - restart: paranoid: read label fsf to
296 eom read append block, and go
297 super-paranoid: read label, read all files
298 in between, read append block, and go
299 verify: backspace, read append block, and go
300 permissive: same as above but frees drive
301 if tape is not valid.
303 - Ensure that /dev/null works
304 - Need report class for messages. Perhaps
305 report resource where report=group of messages
306 - enhance scan_attrib and rename scan_jobtype, and
307 fill in code for "since" option
308 - Director needs a time after which the report status is sent
309 anyway -- or better yet, a retry time for the job.
310 Don't reschedule a job if previous incarnation is still running.
311 - Some way to automatically backup everything is needed????
312 - Need a structure for pending actions:
314 - termination status (part of buffered msgs?)
316 Read, Write, Clean, Delete
317 - Login to Bacula; Bacula users with different permissions:
318 owner, group, user, quotas
319 - Store info on each file system type (probably in the job header on tape.
320 This could be the output of df; or perhaps some sort of /etc/mtab record.
323 - Design at hierarchial storage for Bacula. Migration and Clone.
324 - Implement FSM (File System Modules).
325 - Identify unchanged or "system" files and save them to a
326 special tape thus removing them from the standard
327 backup FileSet -- BASE backup.
328 - Audit M_ error codes to ensure they are correct and consistent.
329 - Add variable break characters to lex analyzer.
330 Either a bit mask or a string of chars so that
331 the caller can change the break characters.
332 - Make a single T_BREAK to replace T_COMMA, etc.
333 - Ensure that File daemon and Storage daemon can
334 continue a save if the Director goes down (this
335 is NOT currently the case). Must detect socket error,
336 buffer messages for later.
337 - Enhance time/duration input to allow multiple qualifiers e.g. 3d2h
338 - Add ability to backup to two Storage devices (two SD sessions) at
339 the same time -- e.g. onsite, offsite.
340 - Add the ability to consolidate old backup sets (basically do a restore
341 to tape and appropriately update the catalog). Compress Volume sets.
342 Might need to spool via file is only one drive is available.
343 - Compress or consolidate Volumes of old possibly deleted files. Perhaps
344 someway to do so with every volume that has less than x% valid
348 Migration: Move a backup from one Volume to another
349 Clone: Copy a backup -- two Volumes
351 Bacula Migration is based on Jobs (apparently Networker is file by file).
353 Migration triggered by:
357 Highwater mark (keep total size)
361 Bacula Projects Roadmap
363 last update 8 May 2003
365 Item 1: Multiple simultaneous Jobs. (done)
366 Done -- Restore part needs better implementation to work correctly
367 Also, it needs considerable testing
369 What: Permit multiple simultaneous jobs in Bacula.
371 Why: An enterprise level solution needs to go fast without the
372 need for the system administrator to carefully tweak
373 timing. Based on the benchmarks, during a full
374 backup, NetWorker typically hit 10 times the bandwidth to
375 the tape compared to Bacula--largely. This is probably due to
376 running parallel jobs and multi-threaded filling of buffers
377 and writing them to tape. This should also make things work
378 better when you have a mix of fast and slow machines backing
381 Notes: Bacula was designed to run multiple simultaneous jobs. Thus
382 implementing this is a matter of some small cleanups and
386 Item 2: Make the Storage daemon use intermediate file storage to buffer data.
387 Deferred -- not necessary yet.
389 What: If data is coming into the SD too fast, buffer it to
390 disk if the user has configured this option.
392 Why: This would be nice, especially if it more or less falls out
393 when implementing (1) above. If not, it probably should not
394 be given a high priority because fundamentally the backup time
395 is limited by the tape bandwidth. Even though you may finish a
396 client job quicker by spilling to disk, you still have to
397 eventually get it onto tape. If intermediate disk buffering
398 allows us to improve write bandwidth to tape, it may make
401 Notes: Whether or not this is implemented will depend upon performance
402 testing after item 1 is implemented.
405 Item 3: Write the bscan program -- also write a bcopy program.
408 What: Write a program that reads a Bacula tape and puts all the
409 appropriate data into the catalog. This allows recovery
410 from a tape that is no longer in the database, or it allows
411 re-creation of a database if lost.
413 Why: This is a fundamental robustness and disaster recovery tool
414 which will increase the comfort level of a sysadmin
415 considering adopting Bacula.
417 Notes: A skeleton of this program already exists, but much work
418 needs to be done. Implementing this will also make apparent
419 any deficiencies in the current Bacula tape format.
422 Item 4: Implement Base jobs.
424 What: A base job is sort of like a Full save except that you
425 will want the FileSet to contain only files that are unlikely
426 to change in the future (i.e. a snapshot of most of your
427 system after installing it). After the base job has been run,
428 when you are doing a Full save, you can specify to exclude
429 all files saved by the base job that have not been modified.
431 Why: This is something none of the competition does, as far as we know
432 (except BackupPC, which is a Perl program that saves to disk
433 only). It is big win for the user, it makes Bacula stand out
434 as offering a unique optimization that immediately saves time
437 Notes: Big savings in tape usage. Will require more resources because
438 the e. DIR must send FD a list of files/attribs, and the FD must
439 search the list and compare it for each file to be saved.
442 Item 5: Implement Label templates
444 What: This is a mechanism whereby Bacula can automatically create
445 a tape label for new tapes according to a detailed specification
446 provided by the user.
448 Why: It is a major convenience item for folks who use automated label
451 Notes: Bacula already has a working form of automatic tape label
452 creation, but it is very crude. The design for the complete
453 tape labeling project is already documented in the manual.
456 Item 6: Write a regression script.
457 Done -- Continue to expand its testing.
459 What: This is an automatic script that runs and tests as many features
460 of Bacula as possible. The output is compared to previous
461 versions of Bacula and any differences are reported.
463 Why: This is an enormous help in preventing introduction of new
464 errors in parts of the program that already work correctly.
466 Notes: This probably should be ranked higher, it's something the typical
467 user doesn't see. Depending on how it's implemented, it may
468 make sense to defer it until the archival tape format and
469 user interface mature.
472 Item 7: GUI for interactive restore
473 Item 8: GUI for interactive backup
475 What: The current interactive restore is implemented with a tty
476 interface. It would be much nicer to be able to "see" the
477 list of files backed up in typical GUI tree format.
478 The same mechanism could also be used for creating
479 ad-hoc backup FileSets (item 8).
481 Why: Ease of use -- especially for the end user.
483 Notes: Rather than implementing in Gtk, we probably should go directly
484 for a Browser implementation, even if doing so meant the
485 capability wouldn't be available until much later. Not only
486 is there the question of Windows sites, most
487 Solaris/HP/IRIX, etc, shops can't currently run Gtk programs
488 without installing lots of stuff admins are very wary about.
489 Real sysadmins will always use the command line anyway, and
490 the user who's doing an interactive restore or backup of his
491 own files will in most cases be on a Windows machine running
495 Item 9: Add SSL to daemon communications.
496 Inprogress as of version 1.31.
498 What: This provides for secure communications between the daemons.
500 Why: This would allow doing backup across the Internet without
501 privacy concerns (or with much less concern).
503 Notes: The vast majority of near term potential users will be backing up
504 a single site over a LAN and, correctly or not, they probably
505 won't be concerned with security, at least not enough to go to
506 the trouble to set up keys, etc. to screw things down. We suspect
507 that many users genuinely interested in multi-site backup
508 already run some form of VPN software in their internetwork
509 connections, and are willing to delegate security to that layer.
512 Item 10: Define definitive tape format.
515 What: Define that definitive tape format that will not change
516 for the next millennium.
518 Why: Stability, security.
520 Notes: See notes for item 11 below.
523 Item 11: New daemon communication protocol.
525 What: The current daemon to daemon protocol is basically an ASCII
526 printf() and sending the buffer. On the receiving end, the
527 buffer is sscanf()ed to unpack it. The new scheme would
528 be a binary format that allows quick packing and unpacking
529 of any data type with named fields.
531 Why: Using binary packing would be faster. Named fields will permit
532 error checking to ensure that what is sent is what the
533 receiver really wants.
535 Notes: These are internal improvements in the interest of the
536 long-term stability and evolution of the program. On the one
537 hand, the sooner they're done, the less code we have to rip
538 up when the time comes to install them. On the other hand, they
539 don't bring an immediately perceptible benefit to potential
540 users. Item 10 and possibly item 11 should be deferred until Bacula
541 is well established with a growing user community more or
542 less happy with the feature set. At that time, it will make a
543 good "next generation" upgrade in the interest of data
549 ======================================================
551 It is somewhat like a Full save becomes an incremental since
552 the Base job (or jobs) plus other non-base files.
554 - New BaseFile table that contains:
555 JobId, BaseJobId, FileId (from Base).
556 i.e. for each base file that exists but is not saved because
557 it has not changed, the File daemon sends the JobId, BaseId,
558 and FileId back to the Director who creates the DB entry.
559 - To initiate a Base save, the Director sends the FD
560 the FileId, and full filename for each file in the Base.
561 - When the FD finds a Base file, he requests the Director to
562 send him the full File entry (stat packet plus MD5), or
563 conversely, the FD sends it to the Director and the Director
564 says yes or no. This can be quite rapid if the FileId is kept
565 by the FD for each Base Filename.
566 - It is probably better to have the comparison done by the FD
567 despite the fact that the File entry must be sent across the
569 - An alternative would be to send the FD the whole File entry
570 from the start. The disadvantage is that it requires a lot of
571 space. The advantage is that it requires less communications
573 - The Job record must be updated to indicate that one or more
575 - At end of Job, FD returns:
576 1. Count of base files/bytes not written to tape (i.e. matches)
577 2. Count of base file that were saved i.e. had changed.
578 - No tape record would be written for a Base file that matches, in the
579 same way that no tape record is written for Incremental jobs where
580 the file is not saved because it is unchanged.
581 - On a restore, all the Base file records must explicitly be
582 found from the BaseFile tape. I.e. for each Full save that is marked
583 to have one or more Base Jobs, search the BaseFile for all occurrences
585 - An optimization might be to make the BaseFile have:
591 This would avoid the need to explicitly fetch each File record for
592 the Base job. The Base Job record will be fetched to get the
593 VolSessionId and VolSessionTime.
594 =========================================================
598 =============================================================
600 Request For Comments For File Backup Options
603 Subject: File Backup Options
606 A few days ago, a Bacula user who is backing up to file volumes and
607 using compression asked if it was possible to suppress compressing
608 all .gz files since it was a waste of CPU time. Although Bacula
609 currently permits using different options (compression, ...) on
610 a directory by directory basis, it cannot do it on a file by
611 file basis, which is clearly what was desired.
613 Proposed Implementation:
614 To solve this problem, I propose the following:
616 - Add a new Director resource type called FileOptions.
618 - The FileOptions resource will have records for all
619 options that can currently be specified on the Include record
620 (in a FileSet). Examples below.
622 - The FileOptions resource will permit an exclude option as well
623 as a number of additional options.
625 - The heart of the FileOptions resource is the ability to
626 supply any number of ApplyTo records which specify POSIX
627 regular expressions. These ApplyTo regular expressions are
628 applied to the fully qualified filename (path and all). If
629 one matches, then the FileOptions will be used.
631 - When an ApplyTo specification matches an included file, the
632 options specified in the FileOptions resource will override
633 the default options specified on the Include record.
635 - Include records will be modified to permit referencing one or
636 more FileOptions resources. The FileOptions will be used
637 in the order listed on the Include record and the first
638 one that matches will be applied.
640 - Options (or specifications) currently supplied on the Include
641 record will be deprecated (i.e. removed in a later version a
642 year or so from now).
644 - The Exclude record will be deprecated as the same functionality
645 can be obtained by using an Exclude = yes in the FileOptions.
648 The following records can appear in the FileOptions resource. An
649 asterisk preceding the name indicates a feature not currently
653 - Compression= (GZIP, ...)
654 - Signature= (MD5, SHA1, ...)
656 - OneFs= (yes/no) - remain on one filesystem
657 - Recurse= (yes/no) - recurse into subdirectories
658 - Sparse= (yes/no) - do sparse file backup
659 - *Exclude= (yes/no) - exclude file from being saved
660 - *Reader= (filename) - external read (backup) program
661 - *Plugin= (filename) - read/write plugin module
664 - verify= (ipnougsamc5) - verify options
667 - replace= (always/ifnewer/ifolder/never) - replace options currently
669 - *Writer= (filename) - external write (restore) program
673 Currently options specifying compression, MD5 signatures, recursion,
674 ... of a FileSet are supplied on the Include record. These will now
675 all be collected into a FileOptions resource, which will be
676 specified on the Include in place of the options. Multiple FileOptions
677 may be specified. Since the FileOptions contain regular expressions
678 that are applied to the full filename, this will give the ability
679 to specify backup options on a file by file basis to whatever level
688 Include = compression=GZIP signature=MD5 {
697 Include = FileOptions=Opts {
708 That's a lot more to do the same thing, but it gives the ability to
709 apply options on a file by file basis. For example, suppose you
710 want to compress all files but not any file with extensions .gz or .Z.
711 You could do so as follows:
715 Include = FileOptions=NoCompress FileOptions=Opts {
723 ApplyTo = /*.?*/ # matches all files
728 # Note multiple ApplyTos are ORed
729 ApplyTo = /*.gz/ # matches .gz files */
730 ApplyTo = /*.Z/ # matches .Z files */
733 Now, since the NoCompress FileOptions is specified first on the
734 Include line, any *.gz or *.Z file will have an MD5 signature computed,
735 but will not be compressed. For all other files, the NoCompress will not
736 match, so the Opts options will be used which will include GZIP
740 - Is it necessary to provide some means of ANDing regular expressions
741 and negation? (not currently planned)
743 e.g. ApplyTo = /*.gz/ && !/big.gz/
745 - I see that Networker has a "null" module which, if specified, does not
746 backup the file, but does make an record of the file in the catalog
747 so that the catalog will reflect an exact picture of the filesystem.
748 The result is that the file can be "seen" when "browsing" the save
749 sets, but it cannot be restored.
751 Is this really useful? Should it be implemented in Bacula?
754 After implementing the above, the user will be able to specify
755 on a file by file basis (using regular expressions) what options are
756 applied for the backup.
759 =============================================
761 ==========================================================
763 For each Incremental job that is run, there may be files that
764 were found but not saved because they were locked (this applies
765 only to Windows). Such a system could send back to the Director
766 a list of Unsaved files.
768 - New UnSavedFiles table that contains:
772 - Then in the next Incremental job, the list of Unsaved Files will be
773 feed to the FD, who will ensure that they are explicitly chosen even
774 if standard date/time check would not have selected them.
775 =============================================================
778 Done: (see kernsdone for more)
779 - Heartbeat between daemons.
780 - Fix Dir heartbeat in restore and verify vol. Be sure to make
781 bnet_recv() ignore BNET_HEARTBEAT.
782 - Implement HEART_BEAT while SD waiting for tapes.
783 - Include RunBeforeJob and RunAfterJob output in the message
785 - Change M_INFO to M_RESTORED for all restored files.
786 - Fix command prompt in gnome-console by checking on Ready.
787 - Merge SQLite, MySQL, and Rel spec into a single file.
788 - Fix config of "console"
789 - Check if cancel works with FD (fixed).
790 - Properly configure console and gconsole (currently for source not
791 configured for installation).
792 - Error labeling tape from console gets Jmsg error because of no Job.
793 - Test and implement get_pint and get_yesno.
794 - Implement global with DB name and add to btraceback.gdb
795 - Remove subsysdir from conf files (used only in autostart scripts).
797 rufus-dir: Max configured use duration exceeded. Marking Volume "MatouBackup" as Used.
798 rufus-sd: Volume "" previously written, moving to end of data.
799 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: I canot write on this volume because:
800 The number of files mismatch! Volume=1 Catalog=0
801 rufus-sd: Matou.2003-05-10_10.39.18 Error: askdir.c:155 NULL Volume name. This shouldn't happen!!!
802 - Shell character expansion is failing occassionally.
803 - Add a section to the doc on Manual cycling of Volumes.
804 - Check if Job/File retentions apply to multivolume jobs.
805 - Fix missing casette in autoloader during read:
806 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
807 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
808 14-May-2003 14:41 undef-sd: 3302 Issuing autochanger "unload" command.
809 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3303 Issuing autochanger "load slot 1" command.
810 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3304 Autochanger "load slot 1" status is OK.
811 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
812 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
813 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
814 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
815 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
816 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
817 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
818 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-sd: 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded" command.
819 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".
820 14-May-2003 14:42 undef-dir: Bacula 1.31 (12May03): 14-May-2003 14:42
821 - Fix problem reported by Christopher McCurdy <cmccurdy@eecis.udel.edu>
822 xeon-fd: Could not stat c:/Documents and Settings/All
823 Users/Application Data/Humc:\Documents and Settings\All User98_AIX.kbf:
824 ERR=No such file or directory
826 - The following Re-read last block at EOT failed. ERR=block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
827 undef-sd: block.c:523 Read zero bytes on device /dev/nrsa0.
828 apparently masks the standard EOM message.
829 - BSD (probably) does not have strtoll()
830 - BSD does not have ioctl() MTEOM
831 - BSD defines a number of MT_xxx variables which conflict
832 with those defined by Bacula.
833 - Make default duration days if no qualifier (e.g. s) is specified.
834 - BSDI fix finding gcc version
835 - When the FD errs (e.g. disk full) have a more graceful shutdown.
836 - Make sure Bacula prunes/purges canceled and failed jobs too and all
837 jobs with zero JobFiles.
838 - Implement Volume name checking.
839 - Document what characters can go into Volume names.
840 - Getting the following on all directories on Win32
841 19-May-2003 01:14 tibs-fd: Could not access c:/cygwin/home/kern/rxvt: ERR=Permission denied
842 - Cancellation caused JobMedia error:
843 babylon5-dir: Last FULL backup time not found. Doing FULL backup.
844 babylon5-dir: Start Backup JobId 416, Job=Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06
845 babylon5-sd: End of media on Volume VXA-V17-Inc-001 Bytes=31,982,900,672 Blocks=495,781.
846 babylon5-sd: Job Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 waiting. Cannot find any appendable volumes.
847 babylon5-sd: Someone woke me up, but I cannot find any appendable volumes
848 for Job=Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06.
849 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Fatal error: Job
850 Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 canceled while waiting for mount on
851 Storage Device "Ecrix_VXA-1".
852 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Fatal error: Cannot fixup device
853 error. Job Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 canceled while waiting for
854 mount on Storage Device "Ecrix_VXA-1".
856 babylon5-dir: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: Catalog error creating
857 JobMedia record. sql_create.c:125 Create JobMedia failed. Record already
859 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: Error creating JobMedia
860 record: 1991 Update JobMedia error
862 babylon5-sd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: askdir.c:158 NULL Volume
863 name. This shouldn't happen!!!
864 zocalo-fd: Zocalo_Save.2003-05-19_02.15.06 Error: bnet.c:310 Write error
865 sending to Storage daemon:babylon5:9103: ERR=Broken pipe
866 - Volume names with spaces get jammed into the catalog with 0x1
867 i.e. the SD bashes the Volume but they are not unbased by Dir.
868 jerom-dir: MonthlySave.2003-05-10_17.12.01 Error: Unable to get Media
869 record for Volume Tape^A1: ERR=sql_get.c:788 Media record for Volume
871 jerom-sd: MonthlySave.2003-05-10_17.12.01 Error: Error updating Volume
872 Info: 1991 Catalog Request failed: sql_get.c:788 Media record for Volume
874 - ChangeServiceConfig2A does not exist on WinNT (ADVAPI32.DLL).
875 - Fix "access not allowed" for backup of files on WinXP.
876 - Check for existence of all new Win32 API's. See LoadLibrary in
878 - Count errors during restore and print them in the Job report.
879 - Bug: fix access problems on files restored on WinXP.
880 - Put system type returned by FD into catalog.
881 - Finish WIN32_DATA stream code (bextract, check if can handle stream)