latd_it Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Another stupid nOOb question - Since it appears our problem was actually not duplicate data sets, but the continual adding on of data to an already packed HD, what's the best way to ensure our data is backed up but not taking up huge gobs of space? I'm guessing a daily backup M-R with a recycle backup on Friday might be my best choice, but the thought of doing a recycle without a backup of the previous backup scares me because our building is prone to power outages. (What would happen if the power went out during the recycle? Would all our backup data be lost?) My other thought would be to have TWO backup sets and rotate them daily and then rotate the recycle accordingly. At this point, without a manual and not having much familiarity with the program, I'm at a loss and I'm wondering what others have done. Could you please share with me the best way to handle a backup? Thanks for your patience with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapidus Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I use a single script with two backup sets and rotate them every other week. Here's my setup (quotes inserted for clarity only, not in actual script): Recycle backup to "Backup Steve - B" Every other week on Friday, starting 2/4/05 at 8:00 AM Normal backup to "Backup Steve - B" Every other week Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu, starting 2/7/05 at 8:00 AM Recycle backup to "Backup Steve - A" Every other week on Friday, starting 2/11/05 at 8:00 AM Normal backup to "Backup Steve - A" Every other week Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu, starting 2/14/05 at 8:00 AM Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEtkins Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Quote: I use a single script with two backup sets and rotate them every other week. That's how I was doing it when I was using tape. But if IT Chick is backing up to disk, then the automatic grooming feature of 7.0 may be just what she is looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapidus Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 JEtkins, I tried scanning Dant's web site for a description of Automatic Grooming but couldn't find anything. What is this new feature? Thanks. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEtkins Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 From http://www.dantz.com/en/products/new_70.dtml: Quote: Data Grooming Users can opt to have a disk Backup Set automatically groomed by Retrospect. Data grooming deletes older data stored in the disk Backup Set in order to make room available for files and folders currently being backed up. Older restore points are released to ensure that new backups will always fit within the allotted disk space without user intervention. By archiving older backup data to offsite tape and enabling disk grooming, users can back up data without having to continually add or readjust the allotted disk space. By specifying that Retrospect should keep no more than X backups in a Disk Backup Set, one can avoid or drastically reduce the need for Recycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapidus Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks much. I'm helping a friend install Retrospect 7.0 and have written the backup script the old way. I will take a look at this new feature. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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