> > I want to make a Tape Backup (LTO3) of the data in this Samba share > (about 1TB) but I cannot change the tape for filling all the data in the > night because the office is closed. In the day, the samba share is > continuously changing and the backup is not possible.
consider installing bacula-fd on the machine where samba runs. > > There's a solution like VSS for Linux to make a copy or snapshot of the > data an the backup this while the original share is changing? > > The share is a LV in a LVM group. I've read about LVM capability of > clone LV's but if the data grows I'll have not enough space in the > server for cloning the data LV to make the backup before. have a look here about lvm snapshots: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/snapshotintro.html > > Setting compression (Hard or Soft) maybe don't fills my 1TB of data into > the LTO3 cartdrige, then... your LTO3 will can compress data. more infos about tape compression and bacula http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/ Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION004036000000000000000 - Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
