Sat6 katello-backup --incremental 6.2.10 bug?
I am having an issue where the incremental backup is as large as a standard backup. I came across this article:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3015091
This article shows the issue up until 6.2.8, but the issue still remains in 6.2.10.
I also found this bug fix article:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1234
However, that errata is already installed:
Installed Packages
foreman-installer-katello.noarch 3.0.0.88-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello.noarch 3.0.0-20.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-certs-tools.noarch 2.4.0-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-client-bootstrap.noarch 1.3.0-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-common.noarch 3.0.0-20.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-debug.noarch 3.0.0-20.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-default-ca.noarch 1.0-1 installed
katello-installer-base.noarch 3.0.0.88-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-selinux.noarch 3.0.1.2-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
katello-server-ca.noarch 1.0-1 installed
katello-service.noarch 3.0.0-20.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
pulp-katello.noarch 1.0.2-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello.noarch 0.0.22.29-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
tfm-rubygem-katello.noarch 3.0.0.137-1.el7sat @rhel-7-server-satellite-6.2-rpms
The command I run:
/bin/katello-backup /var/lib/satellite/backup/incremental --incremental /var/lib/satellite/backup/offline
The offline dir is where my full backup is.
Responses
Hello, I think this was fixed in an Async Erratum during 6.2.9, not 6.2.8 as mentioned above.
See comment 8 in Bug 1445989 – Incremental backup script in effect is performing full backup. - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445989
I recently added that info to the Server Administration Guide chapter Backup and Disaster Recovery.
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