Description
https://github.com/influxdata/plutonium/pull/3659
influxd-ctl backup now supports a new flag, -estimate, which prints an estimate of the number of bytes a backup would transfer. When the flag is specified, the directory parameter becomes optional (previously, it was always required).
influxd-ctl backup now also prints status messages during backup. These messages are printed after each file is backed up, and every 5 seconds during the process. These message are always printed during backup; there is no flag or parameter to control them. They look similar to the following:
Files: 8 / 9 Bytes: 189543424 / 231921095 Completed: 82% in 22s Estimated remaining: 3s
These features were requested by Support to help planning backups.
Relevant URLs
https://github.com/influxdata/feature-requests/issues/22
https://github.com/influxdata/feature-requests/issues/61
This will be available in Enterprise 1.X for a release later than 1.9.5