This looks great, but Are you then restricted to install on the same hardware and the same disk setup?
Mandag 30 april 2007 15:44 skrev Josh Fisher: > I have used Mondo/Mindi. I'm not sure there is a need to incorporate > Mindi into Bacula though. For one thing, Mindi will work only for Linux > and FreeBSD. For another, Bacula already has the hooks to incorporate > Mondo/Mindi through a RunScript directive in bacula-dir.conf. I have > always run mondoarchive from cron, but I believe it could easily be run > from bacula-dir. Just configure mondoarchive as you would for running it > from cron (see > http://www.cod.utvinternet.com/documentation/mondo-with-cron/mondo-with-cro >n.html#toc5). Then use something like the following in the Job directive for > the bacula-dir machine's backup job: > > RunScript { > RunsWhen = After > RunsOnFailure = No > AbortJobOnError = No > RunsOnClient = Yes > Command = "/etc/cron.d/mondoarchive.cron" # the script generated by > 'at' to run mondoarchive from cron > } > > The only problem I can see with this is that it will make the Job run at > least twice as long, which might delay other Bacula jobs. This is why I > just run it from cron. > > Note that it must be RunOnClient=Yes because mondoarchive must be run as > root. > Note also that Bacula cannot be allowed to use the device that Mondo > will use, so you have to have a backup device dedicated to Mondo. Unless > you have a spare tape drive, the simplest way is to have Mondo create > ISO images on disk somewhere and then manually burn DVDs later. > > This is actually a good way to backup a Linux (or apparently FreeBSD) > director, because everything needed is restored except for the most > current bacula catalog. A bare-metal restore becomes: > > 1. Boot replacement machine with Mondo rescue CD/DVD, which runs > mondorestore and restores from mondo backup media > 2. Once re-booted into OS, run bconsole to restore current bacula > catalog from bacula media > 3. Restart bacula-dir > > --- > Josh Fisher > > Jonathan B Bayer wrote: > > Hello bacula-users, > > > > Has anyone ever thought about doing with Bacula and Mindi what Mondo > > and Mindi do? Mondo and Mindi are a complete disaster recovery > > solution for one computer, in that a complete image is taken of the > > system, stored in whatever media is selected, and by using Mindi > > creates a bootable rescue CD which can then restore from the backup > > media in a full bare-metal restore. > > > > I love Bacula, but my one problem with it is recovery after a > > disaster. Right now I would first have to reinstall the OS, reinstall > > Bacula, and then restore the files. > > > > > > JBB > > --- > > Superior solutions for small business, home office and home users > > > > Jonathan B Bayer,CEO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Bayer Technology Group Work: (609) 632-1200 > > 23 Exeter Rd. Mobile: (609) 658-9408 > > East Windsor, NJ 08520 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Regards Steen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
