Backup Questions

Tracy Adams Manila-Newbies@userland.com
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:08:57 -0400


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Two issues regarding backups:
 
1.	I'd like to have a backup of all the sites on the database so I
can restore if there is a failure. There looks like 2 options: "Manilla
Sites" and "Databases".  If I just choose "Databases", is this
sufficient to get a full backup?  I'm confused why there are 2 options. 
 
2.	I've had Manila Site and Database on for a few weeks as we get
ready to go.  There are about 8 sites on the server and 2 have the
automatic backup enable.  The Guest Databases\ops\backups  1.5 gigs!
This seems big, I have no where near that much data in the system and
I'm concerned that once we launch, it won't be long that it won't fit on
the machine.  I was thinking we could delete the old files, but read
that the backups were incremental (another puzzler why it is so big) so
thought this might break something. 
 
Thanks,
Tracy
 
 
 
 

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Two issues regarding =
backups:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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.5in'><font
     size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I&#8217;d
     like to have a backup of all the sites on the database so I can =
restore if
     there is a failure. There looks like 2 options: &#8220;<span =
class=3DSpellE>Manilla</span>
     Sites&#8221; and &#8220;Databases&#8221;.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
     </span>If I just choose &#8220;Databases&#8221;, is this sufficient =
to get
     a full backup?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>I&#8217;m confused
     why there are 2 options.</span></font> <font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
     =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></l=
i>
</ol>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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.5in'><font
     size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I&#8217;ve
     had Manila Site and Database on for a few weeks as we get ready to
     go.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>There are about 8 =
sites on the
     server and 2 have the automatic backup enable.<span
     style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>The Guest =
Databases\ops\<span
     class=3DGramE>backups<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>1.5</span>
     gigs!<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>This seems big, =
I have no
     where near that much data in the system and I&#8217;m concerned =
that once
     we launch, it won&#8217;t be long that it won&#8217;t fit on the
     machine.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I was =
thinking we could
     delete the old files, but read that the backups were incremental =
(another
     puzzler why it is so big) so thought this might break =
something.</span></font>
     <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></l=
i>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<br>
</span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
  =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tracy</span></font></st1:pla=
ce></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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