Hello Andrea,
On 11/07/2019 10:02, Andrea Brancatelli via Bacula-users wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> has anyone implemented a bacula-cantered backup strategy that involved
> "users" machines?
>
Yes, I did.
>
> I mean, like someone's desktop.
>
> There are a few general problems I see along the way:
>
> 1. The scheduling - you can certainly schedule backups for a working
> hour and hope that the guy's is working at that moment, but hey...
> Is there any way to "invoke" a backup from client side (I don't
> know, like on system startup) -- "Hey, I'm ready, backup me!" :-)
>
Actually there is a simplest way to do all of this using the Enterprise
version :
* BCloud service plugin allows a lot of things including setting up
backups from the client side through a web GUI
* Tray Monitor: same
* Mac OSX file daemons are ready to go.
> 1. The IP addresses - again one could try to fix client's IP address
> or have DHCP automatically update a fixed name, like
> desktop-jon.company.com but that seems pretty flaky. Is there any
> way to, maybe, update the client IP from client side?
>
> Is it totally unfeasible to use Bacula in such scenario?
>
Bacula is way too open to say unfeasable :)
>
> Any pointer to any kind of documentation or just a few lines of real
> usage experiences would be great...
>
You might also want to investigate the followings:
* DHCP triggering scripts when a client asks for a lease
(https://jpmens.net/2011/07/06/execute-a-script-when-isc-dhcp-hands-out-a-new-lease/)
* Bacula scripting features (before / after) => See Run Script in the
main manual
* Admin Jobs testing the presence of a machine and the enable /
disable job feature => See Admin Jobs in bacula documentation
* and certainly many others I don't have in mind just right now
Regards
Philippe
> Thanks in advance
>
>
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