BackupArchiveMetadata

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[Time Stamp]
date="2006-10-23"
time="00:26:47"		 [TimeStamp]
date: 2006-10-23
time: 00:26:47
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[Archive Information]
# The file name which this meta file refers to is constructed
# by taking the UUID field, adding slice number and the extension
# in this example: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737.1.dar
UUID="0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737"
extension=".dar"
description="Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop" # verbose description of what the backup holds
type="master" # or 'diff' for a changes archive.
volumes=3 # umber of archive volumes this backup spans
orig-backup-root="/home/sivan/my-tests" # of what folder this backup was created from.
orig-backup-target-devnode="/dev/scd0" # device where this backup has been originally stored to
orig-backup-mp="/media/cdrom0" # the mount point corresponding to orig-backup-target-devnode
orig-userid="sivan" # the user account that was used to create this backup
includes-media="yes"
 [Archive]
UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737
extension: .dar
description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop
type: master # or 'diff' for a changes archive.
volumes: 3# umber of archive volumes this backup spans
backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests
backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0
backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0
userid: sivan
includes-media: yes

Meta data file accompanying a backup (incremental/master)

[TimeStamp]
date: 2006-10-23
time: 00:26:47

[Archive]
UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737
extension: .dar
description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop
type: master # or 'diff' for a changes archive.
volumes: 3# umber of archive volumes this backup spans
backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests 
backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0 
backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0 
userid: sivan
includes-media: yes

Search Order for Backup Archive File

  • Search in cwd.
  • Attempt to find file in orig-backup-mp.
  • Attempt mount(orig-backup-target-devnode) and try to find archive in the returned mount point.

Error Checking

  • Check that first slice file is there.
  • Alert if orig-backup-root no longer exists and offer to use alternative location.

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