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Bug #10171

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"Skip RRD data" / "Do not backup RRD data" should be *disabled* by default; err on side of backing up more fully

Added by Sean McBride about 4 years ago. Updated about 4 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Backup / Restore
Target version:
-
Start date:
01/08/2020
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Plus Target Version:
Release Notes:
Affected Version:
2.4.4-p3
Affected Architecture:

Description

- Go to Diagnostics > Backup & Restore
- Notice option: "Skip RRD data [] Do not backup RRD data (NOTE: RRD Data can consume 4+ megabytes of config.xml space!)"

This option is enabled by default. ie some data will not be backed up by default.

Surely it is preferable to err on the side of backing up more data!? Especially when we're talking about on the order of 10 MB, which isn't that much, even for say a Raspberry Pi. Sure some people may have really constrained store space, so by all means keep this option, I'm just arguing that the default should be toggled.

Actions #1

Updated by Jim Pingle about 4 years ago

  • Category set to Backup / Restore
  • Status changed from New to Rejected

That is a deliberate choice that was made due to the size of the data, and the relative lack of importance of that data.

The RRD files are not required for the router to run, they are nice to have, but not important when recovering from a catastrophic loss.

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