The design of bacula requires it. Bacula has three parts: - The SD (storage daemon) is responsible for accessing the actual backup tape (or file) and nothing else. - The FD (file daemon) is responsible for accessing the data that is being backed up or restored. - The director tells the FD which SD to send the data to (during backup) or from which SD to retrieve the data (during restore). Thus the name - it "directs" what happens.
This way, in order to back up a new client machine, you just need to install the FD, and can still use the same SD or director. The FD can even be on a different operating system from the SD or director (for instance, there is an FD that runs on Windows even when the SD and director both run on Linux). To restore, you just need *a* file daemon, rather than *the* file daemon. You can restore to a different FD than the one used during backup. victor wrote: > Why must the file daemon be started when I do a restore? > If the file daemon that I backed up is down, the restore operation will > fail with this message: > 03-Feb 23:58 192.168.0.191-dir: RestoreFiles.2009-02-03_23.52.10 > Warning: bnet.c:853 Could not connect to File daemon on > 192.168.0.191:9102. ERR=Connection refused > > Thank you. > -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
