First post - be gentle! I have the job of setting up a replacement fileserver which will hold very sensitive data. I intend using CentOS, with encrypted /tmp, /swap and /home (where all the files will be stored). Bacula will be used for backups, backing up onto LTO-3 tapes. In order to maintain security of data, I'd like to use encrypted backups. That way if any storage media whatsoever leave the office the data is still safe.
My question is: in the event of a catastrophic failure, can an encrypted backup be used to restore to an identical bare server? I will have the relevant keyfiles backed-up in a safe, and depending on size I will keep paper copies securely as well. In a worst-case scenario, would I be able to build a new server identical to the old by following my own documentation, restore the keyfiles, and then restore from exisiting encrypted backup tapes? Ideally I'd like to be able to get things up and running quicker by using the bare metal restore functionality of bacula, using a bootstrap file stored on a CD, but I understand from previous posts that encrypted tapes can't be restored this way. Can anyone point me in the right direction here? The bare-metal restore seems to be the only stumbling block in my plan. Thanks in advance... +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by em...@mrbilly.name via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
