Take a look at the end of the Restore chapter in the development manual. I have started a list of things you should do and how to recover from various situations -- note the word "started" above, which means there is still much more documentation to add. If you have any comments or suggestions, they are welcome.
On Wednesday 19 October 2005 01:55, Doug Sampson wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been using Bacula on our FreeBSD servers for less than half of this > year and it has worked quite well. It occurred to me that I should brush up > on the Bacula recovery process and in the process of reading I find I am > not quite clear as to what I need to do in order to restore a Bacula > server. I need to document the restore process as clearly as possible. > > I'm looking at this section (Here's the link > (http://bacula.org/rel-manual/Disast_Recove_Using_Bacula.html#SECTION000361 >2 000000000000000) as follows: > > "If you have a valid saved Bootstrap file as created for your damaged > machine with WriteBootstrap, use it to restore the files to the damaged > machine, where you have loaded a static Bacula File daemon using the Bacula > Rescue disk). This is done by using the restore command and at the > yes/mod/no prompt, selecting mod then specifying the path to the bootstrap > file." > > It seems that I am to restore a valid saved bootstrap file for the damaged > machine. I am unsure to which machine the bootstrap file is to go. Is it to > the damaged server or to the new machine? If I interpret it correctly, the > bootstrap file should be restored to the new server. I then need to run the > static bacula-fd on the damaged machine to be recovered. The static > bacula-fd then will restore data from either an attached tape drive or an > external HD on the new server using the catalog on the new bacula server. > Once the damaged machine has restored its files, it can be rebooted and > then be its old self (assuming the necessary files have been properly > backed up and restored). > > Am I on the right track as far as restoring a Bacula server is concerned? > > In the above particular case, the bootstrap file is the BackupCatalog.bsr? > Not the bootstrap file for the client (i.e. Aries.bsr)? > > ~Doug > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, > and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
