Arno Lehmann wrote: > Hi, > > On 5/25/2007 3:41 AM, Maria McKinley wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I had some problems with my server, and had to move bacula to a >> different machine. I have complete access to bacula on the old machine, >> and moved the database and the config files. I changed the config files >> so that I'm using the new file server hostname, but other than that they >> are the same. I have the old database in my home directory. > > Wait a moment... I'm not sure about the catalog. > > When Bacula runs, does it use a catalog populated with the data from the > old server? > > If it doesn't, you should import the catalg data into the database. > (Having the database (which one? MySQL, PosthreSQL, SQLite... hopefully > as a full dump!) in your homedirectory usually doesn't help much.) > > If it does, you can simply look up the JobId for the jobs you need to > restore using either the restore command, the different queries, or even > the job reports. > >> I then >> started to run the job RestoreFiles, but it asked for a JobId, and I >> wasn't sure what to use for this. Does it matter? > > Absolutely. The JobId tells Bacula whch Job you want to restore. > >> I didn't see any >> reference to this in the manual. > > Hmm... I think you should reread the Restore chapter and perhaps the > system outline :-) > > A Job is defined as a certain set of files from a certain client, plus > some options. > > Whenever Bacula runs a job, it saves the data specified like this. Such > a job instance gets a unique JobId. > > So, for a complete restore of a job, you need the job Ids of the latest > full, the latest differential backup after that full one, and any > incremental backups after that. This list of JobIds is then fed to the > restore process. Much of the selection can be done more or less > user-friendly with the initial queries of the restore command. > > Anyway, unless I somehow misunderstood you, I'd need some more details > regarding your problem - most important: is the catalog database > populated and shows all your existing backups, volumes, etc., and what > exactly do you want to restore? > > Arno
Thanks Arno, I see I am not being clear. What I really want to know is how I get the new bacula on the new machine to load the old database from the old machine. Can I just put the old database where the new one now is, or is there some way to import a database? cheers, maria ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
