On 5/3/06, Alan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I didn't design the backup system; I'm just working with I've got. I've a meeting tomorrow and I will lay the issue on the table.
Yes, current retention period is too short. I will present that to the team tomorrow as well.
Ambex
On Tue, 2 May 2006, Ambahunen Gebremariam wrote:
>> Does that mean that server A backs up server B, server B backs up C, ...
>> R backs up A?
>
> We have Server 'A' backing up Server 'B', Server 'B' backing up Server 'A',
> Server 'C' backing up server 'D' and so on ...
Ew, that's hideously complicated.
If you're going to do that, why not just have a dedicated bacula server?
I didn't design the backup system; I'm just working with I've got. I've a meeting tomorrow and I will lay the issue on the table.
> Updating to version 1.38 is my next step. I will have to create a project
> plan and get it approved for that.
Now would be a good time to go to a separate machine for backups.
I'd advise increasing your retention time to something saner too.
3 months is a good starting point. Tape is cheap.
Yes, current retention period is too short. I will present that to the team tomorrow as well.
AB
Ambex
