On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:19:28 +0100, Ulrich Leodolter wrote:
>> > >> > do i really need a daily catalog backup ? (like the default setup) >> > >> > isn't it enough to dump (maybe rsync) the catalog database to other >> > system(s) ? >> > >> Yes, that will be fine. Make sure you properly dump and not just rsync >> the folder containing the database. I would have each dump compressed >> and have the name of the file contain the date of the dump. >> >> Here is what I do daily for a different database backup: >> >> #! /bin/sh >> mkdir -p /var/backup/mythtv >> mysqlrepair --all-databases >> /usr/bin/mysqldump -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg | /bin/bzip2 -c > >> /var/backup/mythtv/mythtv-`date +%F`.bz2 >> >> > Hello, > > I think about snapshot backup > > http://www.lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/ if your host with bacula catalog database dies, you really wan't to have a catalog backup. re-creating the catalog from the tapes/disk isn't really a fun task (if you have lot's of tapes and/or lots of data it will be a pain-in-the-ass job). you will be _much_ faster restoring it from a dump. if you don't backup it regularly with your jobs, i recommend at least to have a copy on another computer. what are your motives to not make backups of your catalog? - Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
