I guess I just hark from an older generation. My ops days began with stacks of tapes and the guiding principle that it isn’t a backup unless you’ve validated that it works and contains the expected data. Nothing like spending hours pulling data off LTO and realizing that permissions or file locks blocked a backup agent from grabbing critical files.
If the current arrangement can bamboozle new and seasoned users alike maybe we need a clearer indicator in the filename, appending complete and no-uploads ? The existing approach is giving users a false sense of security, so this definitely feels like there’s room for improvement.
Would you be open to that @supermathie?