> ASCII ... binary ... whatever. > > I _thought_ those files were ASCII, but it's not terribly important. > What _is_ important is that the files represent a consistent view of > the data in the database that can be backed up by normal file backup > tools.
Sorry. I was probably being a bit pedantic :) > > > And I guess my point to that was if you want to make a plugin to > > backup > > > MSSQL, it's got to get the transaction logs as well. > > > > I've been toying with this, and I'm almost to the point where the > > director can query my agent and ask for an estimate of data to be backed > > up. > > > > The way this works is that when you issue the SQL command "BACKUP LOG > > xyzzy TO PIPE = '\\.\pipe\bacula6789'", MSSQL creates the named pipe and > > waits for the agent to connect to it. Once connected, MSSQL just pumps > > the data down until finished. This works for "BACKUP DATABASE" and > > "BACKUP LOG" commands in just the same way, so there is little need to > > differentiate. > > Cool. I have a client I'm liable to migrate to Bacula some time this > year. I may come looking for your work when that happens. Only at the testing stage at the moment, and I'm actually coding it in C#. Not sure if that will be ideal ultimately, but it sure makes coding easy :) Most of our clients are Windows 'Small Business Server' users (no linux on site), so previously I was thinking that to be able to recommend Bacula to them I would need a win32 version of the director and storage daemons. But, if I can get an SQL and Exchange agent up and running, then I should be able to put together a 'backup appliance' (eg Linux box) for less (not counting the tape drive which needs to be purchased anyway) than the cost of the Seagate Backup Exec software that we'd normally recommend. Something to think about the future anyway. Thanks James ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0709&bid&3057&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
