How to configure a copy job for different source pools

[Toni Burger]

Hi, 

I try to understand the copy-job feature. I've a relativ simple setup. I use three pools. One for full-backups, one for differential-backups and one for incremental backups. These are configured like this: 

Pool {

  Name = Full-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Next Pool = Extern-Full-Pool

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 6 months         

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          

  Maximum Volumes = 35                

  Storage = File

  Label Format = Full-

}

Pool {

  Name = Diff-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Next Pool = Extern-Diff-Pool

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 4 month          

  Storage = File

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          

  Maximum Volumes = 2                 

  Storage = File

  Label Format = Diff-

}

Pool {

  Name = Inc-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Next Pool = Extern-Inc-Pool

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 20days           

  Storage = File

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          

  Maximum Volumes = 3                 

  Storage = File

  Label Format = Inc-

}

Now, I want to define a copy job, which copies all uncopied jobs in the pools to the corresponding pools (you can see the Next Pool confiugration above) on an external usb drive. Therefore I setup my new external pools: 

Pool {

  Name = Extern-Full-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 2 years          

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G         

  Maximum Volumes = 35               

  Storage = ExternFile

  Label Format = Extern-Full-

}

Pool {

  Name = Extern-Diff-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 4 month          

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          

  Maximum Volumes = 2                 

  Storage = ExternFile

  Label Format = Extern-Diff-

}

Pool {

  Name = Extern-Inc-Pool

  Pool Type = Backup

  Recycle = yes                       

  AutoPrune = yes                     

  Volume Retention = 20days           

  Maximum Volume Bytes = 50G          

  Maximum Volumes = 3                 

  Storage = ExternFile

  Label Format = Extern-Inc-

}

My problem is now to configure the copyJob :). My first approach was this one: 

Job {

  Name = "CopyToExtern"

  Type = Copy

  Selection Type = PoolUncopiedJobs

  Messages = Standard

  Pool = Full-Pool

  Full  Backup Pool = Full-Pool

  Differential Backup Pool = Diff-Pool

  Incremental Backup Pool = Inc-Pool

}

I think i got almost there. If I run this job, I get a copy of my Full-Pool in my External-Full-Pool. But how to trigger the Inc and Diff Pool copy action? 

Do I need to define 3 different copy jobs, which targets every pool? I tried to modify the Pool Parameter in this job, but this doesn't find jobs to copy. 

Thanks and best regards

Toni

[Toni Burger]

Hi, 

i think this post isn't relevant anymore. I had a look at the "Always incremental feature" ... which fits more to my backup strategy. 

Also one question came up with this configuraiton, but I will start a new thread about that. 

Thanks. 

Toni