On 9/15/05, Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 15 September 2005 00:38, Jonte Norman wrote:
> > On 9/14/05, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 14.09.2005 23:37, Jonte Norman wrote:
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > >>Bacula can only do an automatic restore from a single storage device
> > > >> with a single media type, anything more complicated (two different
> > > >> storage devices or multiple media types) you must handle manually.
> > > >> This is not easy, but I documented it somewhere for those who really
> > > >> want to sweat it out during a restore ...
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure I understand what you mean by automatic versus manual
> > > > restore... By automatic restore, do you mean a regular restore with
> > > > for example wx-console? And if so, what do you mean by manual restore?
> > >
> > > I think that Kern refers to "automatic restore" as a restore process
> > > which only uses tools and commands bacula implements, because a "manual
> > > restore" in this case requires - manually, of course - modifying the bsr
> > > file bacula creates for the job, and later pushing some data taken from
> > > the aforementioned bsr file into other jobs.
> >
> > Hmm... Manual restores does not sound like fun at all :)
> > Is there really not any solution that makes both backup and restores
> > to disk work involving more than one storage and more than one pool?
>
> Within a single Job, multiple storage devices no; multiple pools no problem.
Are there any plans to implement multiple storages devices for the
same client in future Bacula versions? I think it would be very useful
to be able to separate for example full backups and inc backups to
different folders/partitions, atleast in backup-to-disk scenarios.
>
> >
> > Right now my client schedules looks like this:
> >
> > Schedule {
> > Name = "platinum"
> > Run = Level=Full Storage=platinum-full Pool=Full-Pool 1st sat at 22:30
> > Run = Level=Differential Storage=platinum-full Pool=Diff-Pool
> > 2nd-5th sat at 22:30
> > Run = Level=Incremental Storage=platinum-inc Pool=Inc-Pool mon-fri at
> > 22:30 }
> >
> > Before I tried to have two jobs for each client and then the restore
> > worked well as far as I can remember, but then the problem was that
> > volumes were saved to the wrong storage devices :( There does not seem
> > to be any easy solution to this...
>
> The manual discusses how to deal with multiple pools on particularly
> concerning disk storage, and it suggest a technique of being able to use
> multiple different directories or partitions by pre-linking the Volume names
> to the desired partition. This can in a sort simulate or substitute for
> multiple Storage devices.
Yeah... I have read that part, but I am not sure I understand it anyway :)
Because now my backup volumes are going in to the right folders but
when I am trying to restore something from the last full-backup of a
client, Bacula picks the volumes from the last full backup and also
the volumes from the last inc backups... I don´t know why?
Would it be possible to use python scripting to create both the new
volumes with names like [Level-Clientname-Date-Time] and the symbolic
links for these volumes also?
If that is the case, do you think this would be the best solution to
my problems?
Best regards,
Jonte Norman
>
> >
> > //Jonte Norman
> >
> > > > Does Bacula stable and beta handle restores the same way or do you
> > > > think I be better of with the stable version?
> > >
> > > Usually you're better off with the stable version. I see no difference
> > > in handling restores, and, while the developers are surely glad when
> > > more people deliver qualified bug reports, preparing and submitting
> > > these reports is definitely work, takes time, and still you can't be
> > > sure bacula does what you want it to do.
> > >
> > > Arno
> > >
> > > --
> > > IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Kern
>
> (">
> /\
> V_V
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