Greetings!
I'm reading through the manual, and I'm trying to completely create
my three bacula (daemon) configuration files.
Here is my config.out file:
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Configuration on Tue Oct 11 22:18:22 EDT 2005:
Host: i686-redhat-linux-gnu -- redhat (Stentz)
Bacula version: 1.36.3 (22 April 2005)
Source code location: .
Install binaries: /home/bacula/bin
Install config files: /home/bacula/bin
Scripts directory: /home/bacula/bin
Working directory: /var/bacula/working
PID directory: /var/run
Subsys directory: /var/run/subsys
C Compiler: gcc 4.0.0
C++ Compiler: g++ 4.0.0
Compiler flags: -g -O2 -Wall
Linker flags:
Libraries: -lpthread
Statically Linked Tools: no
Statically Linked FD: no
Statically Linked SD: no
Statically Linked DIR: no
Statically Linked CONS: no
Database type: MySQL
Database lib: -L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient_r -lz
Job Output Email: barry
Traceback Email: barry
SMTP Host Address: localhost
Director Port: 9101
File daemon Port: 9102
Storage daemon Port: 9103
Director User:
Director Group:
Storage Daemon User:
Storage DaemonGroup:
File Daemon User:
File Daemon Group:
SQL binaries Directory /usr/bin
Large file support: yes
Bacula conio support: yes -ltermcap
readline support: no
TCP Wrappers support: no
ZLIB support: yes
enable-smartalloc: yes
enable-gnome: yes Version 2.x
enable-wx-console: no
enable-tray-monitor: yes
client-only: no
ACL support: yes
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I am reading things like this, in the "Media Type" paragraph
description (page 128 of my manual): "In addition, it is essential that
you make the Media Type specification unique for each storage media
type... During a restore, assuming a DDS-4 Media Type is associated with
the Job, Bacula can decide to use any Storage daemon that support Media
Type DDS-4 and on any drive supports it. If you want to tie Bacula to
using a single Storage daemon or drive, you must specify a unique Media
Type for that drive."
I'm going to have two different USB external hard drives (one
SimpleTech and one Western Digital) which will each, within the context of
itself, have a full backup. (A full one the first Saturday or Tuesday of
the month, and a differential weekly thereafter.)
Therefore, I'm thinking that a restore should operate from either
device, even though the pathlist will be different. (I will want to
restore from whichever device has the most recent backup. So, given my
current schedule desire, if I need to restore Tuesday through Friday, the
Tuesday morning backup [Western Digital drive] will be what I'd choose.
And, if the restore was needed Saturday through Monday, the Saturday
morning backup [SimpleTech] would be what I would likely want to choose.)
So, my first tendency was to place the same "Media Type" for both.
(Right now, this is Files.) Then, I read the above. So, should I choose
something like Files1 for one USB device, and Files2 for the other, to
have different Media Type values?
This is but one example of several I've had, going through the
manual, where I wasn't positive (before trying it, granted) whether this
was the right or best thing to do.
I guess what I'm thinking, at this point, is if anyone has had a
similar backup/restore setup, and cares to help me by either sharing
portions of their configuration files or giving me "tips and things
learned", I'd appreciate it! :-)
My backup scheme is, Saturday mornings, a backup will be made to a
particular USB device. Tuesday mornings, a backup will be made to a
different USB device. Both of these devices are completely separate from
each other, and one doesn't depend on the other. (And, at the moment, I
have two separate schedules for them, though I haven't gotten far enough
along to start to try them yet.)
However, my restore scheme will be, I would like to be able to
restore from either device. Again, it will (under most/normal
circumstances) likely be the one that had the most recent backup made to
it.
As I dig deeper in the manual, if anyone has any tips or suggestions,
in light of my situation, I'd appreciate hearing them. Someone who has
already learned the things needed to configure can offer very valuable
assistance to someone who is just now doing it. Sometimes, another
example or another means of explanation besides what is available in the
manual can make a world of difference! :-)
Thank you!
Barry
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