Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula db on different host?

2006-07-18 Thread Frank Mueller
Can't believe I was that blind... Thx a lot. Greetz, Frank Dan Langille schrieb: > On 18 Jul 2006 at 20:25, Frank Mueller wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I'm trying to make bacula use a db on a differnt host. I tried different >> settings like >> dbhost= >> in my bacula-dir.conf, but none seems

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula db on different host?

2006-07-18 Thread Dan Langille
On 18 Jul 2006 at 20:25, Frank Mueller wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm trying to make bacula use a db on a differnt host. I tried different > settings like > dbhost= > in my bacula-dir.conf, but none seems to work. > Does anybody have a hint for me? > Version is 1.38.11 on FreeBSD6.1. http://www.bacu

[Bacula-users] Bacula db on different host?

2006-07-18 Thread Frank Mueller
Hi there, I'm trying to make bacula use a db on a differnt host. I tried different settings like dbhost= in my bacula-dir.conf, but none seems to work. Does anybody have a hint for me? Version is 1.38.11 on FreeBSD6.1. Thx, Ice ---

Re: [Bacula-users] BUG? - concurrent spooling.

2006-07-18 Thread Alan Brown
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Kern Sibbald wrote: > The only way I can correct it (if there is really a problem) is to write a > regression script that demonstrates the problem, preferably using the virtual > disk autochanger script, otherwise, I don't have enough information, and I > don't know how to rep

Re: [Bacula-users] Compression?

2006-07-18 Thread Doug Sampson
> Doug Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm backing up data to files- not tapes. I've configured > the bacula-dir.conf > > to activate compression (compression=GZIP6) as follows: > > > > > > List of files to be backed up > > FileSet { > > Name = "Full Set" > > Include { > > Opti

Re: [Bacula-users] BUG? - concurrent spooling.

2006-07-18 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 18:47, Alan Brown wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Sebastian Stark wrote: > > I also noticed problems with this kind of setup but almost never got an > > answer when asking questions about multiple drive autochanger issues... > > For the most part, this is "esoteric high end us

Re: [Bacula-users] BUG? - concurrent spooling.

2006-07-18 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 16:04, Alan Brown wrote: > I'm not sure about this yet > > It appears that when running spooling and concurrent jobs on an > autochanger with multiple tape drives, that the tape drives are being > locked on a per-changer basis and not on a per-drive one. The Autochanger

Re: [Bacula-users] Upgrade from 1.36.3 to 1.38.11

2006-07-18 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 14:22, Arunav Mandal wrote: > I am in the process of upgrade from 1.36.3 to the 1.38.11 in Linux. Can I > use the same config file in the new new version or I have to rewrite > everything. I have created a new database btw. You must upgrade it to the new syntax. This is de

Re: [Bacula-users] backup win98 restoring to xp Fatal error

2006-07-18 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 02:14, Paul Van Allsburg wrote: > I did a backup of a win98 c:\ pc and I want to restore it to a XP pc in > the d:\bak directoy. I tried setting the XP bacula-fd.conf named as the > win98 pc and the bacula server has IP of the XP pc & name of win98 in > hosts file. (clear a

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 18:21, Dan Horne wrote: > > What happens if you define an autochanger resource and make > > the two drives part of an autochanger? Even though there is > > no _true_ autochanger, it seems to me that the logic would be > > there to make it do what you want. > > I don't see h

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Attila Fülöp
Dan Horne wrote: > Hello, newbie here. Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I > couldn't find it when searching the archives. > > We're switching from Backup Exec to bacula, and I'm trying to figure out > how to do the some of things that we were doing with BE. I haven't > really had mu

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Bill Moran
In response to "Dan Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > What happens if you define an autochanger resource and make > > the two drives part of an autochanger? Even though there is > > no _true_ autochanger, it seems to me that the logic would be > > there to make it do what you want. > > I don't

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Alan Brown
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Dan Horne wrote: >> What happens if you define an autochanger resource and make >> the two drives part of an autochanger? Even though there is >> no _true_ autochanger, it seems to me that the logic would be >> there to make it do what you want. >> > > I don't see how this wo

Re: [Bacula-users] BUG? - concurrent spooling.

2006-07-18 Thread Alan Brown
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Sebastian Stark wrote: > I also noticed problems with this kind of setup but almost never got an > answer when asking questions about multiple drive autochanger issues... For the most part, this is "esoteric high end use" :-) > ps I have three drives w/ thre concurrent jobs

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Dan Horne
> What happens if you define an autochanger resource and make > the two drives part of an autochanger? Even though there is > no _true_ autochanger, it seems to me that the logic would be > there to make it do what you want. > I don't see how this would work, since an autochanger is a single

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Hristo Benev
On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 16:37 +0200, Gabriele Bulfon wrote: > Do you have any suggestion about parameters I may use to optimize the > daemons? > I'm not a developer :( ... unfortunately --> but you need to see where is the problem (due high CPU usage; low available RAM etc..) to ask for optimization

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Gabriele Bulfon
Do you have any suggestion about parameters I may use to optimize the daemons? Gabriele Bulfon - Sonicle S.r.l. Tel +39 028246016 Int. 30 - Fax +39 028243880 Via Felice Cavallotti 16 - 20089, Rozzano - Milano - ITALY http://www.sonicle.com ---

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Hristo Benev
My opinion is that you have bottleneck somewhere (probably CPU or RAM, network). You need to monitor those machines during backup to see where exactly. On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 15:53 +0200, Gabriele Bulfon wrote: > When the sparc machine are just clients, I may achieve 2-4Mb/sec > When these machine

Re: [Bacula-users] Device Pools?

2006-07-18 Thread Bill Moran
In response to "Dan Horne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, newbie here. Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I > couldn't find it when searching the archives. > > We're switching from Backup Exec to bacula, and I'm trying to figure out > how to do the some of things that we were doing wit

[Bacula-users] BUG? - concurrent spooling.

2006-07-18 Thread Alan Brown
I'm not sure about this yet It appears that when running spooling and concurrent jobs on an autochanger with multiple tape drives, that the tape drives are being locked on a per-changer basis and not on a per-drive one. IE: Full spool files are only being flushed to one drive at a time, e

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Gabriele Bulfon
When the sparc machine are just clients, I may achieve 2-4Mb/secWhen these machines are both servers and clients (backup themselves), often I achieve less then 1Mb!! Gabriele Bulfon - Sonicle S.r.l. Tel +39 028246016 Int. 30 - Fax +39 028243880 Via Felice Cavallotti 16 - 20089, Rozzano

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Hristo Benev
Just to exclude network! What is the transfer rate that you can achieve with those servers? On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 15:37 +0200, Gabriele Bulfon wrote: > Oh no. I do not use compression at all. > And if I'd use compression, I'd use hardware one. > I don't think it's a problem of compression. > I ha

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Gabriele Bulfon
Oh no. I do not use compression at all.And if I'd use compression, I'd use hardware one.I don't think it's a problem of compression.I have this problem only on sparc machines.And they slow down the entire network backup during the night Gabriele Bulfon - Sonicle S.r.l. Tel +39 028246016

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Hristo Benev
Do you use compression, because You have difference in processing power Sparc III is much less powerful than Opteron? On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 13:58 +0200, Gabriele Bulfon wrote: > Yes, it's a network backup. The SunFire is running the FD. > The server is running on a v20z. > This server backup many

Re: [Bacula-users] Upgrade from 1.36.3 to 1.38.11

2006-07-18 Thread Michel Meyers
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Arunav Mandal wrote: > I am in the process of upgrade from 1.36.3 to the 1.38.11 in Linux. Can I use > the same config file in the new new version or I have to rewrite everything. > I have created a new database btw. You can update the old database to

[Bacula-users] Upgrade from 1.36.3 to 1.38.11

2006-07-18 Thread Arunav Mandal
I am in the process of upgrade from 1.36.3 to the 1.38.11 in Linux. Can I use the same config file in the new new version or I have to rewrite everything. I have created a new database btw. -- Arunav Mandal - amandal at trolltech.com Trolltech AS - Sandakerveien 116, Postboks 4332 Nydalen, 0402

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread Gabriele Bulfon
Yes, it's a network backup. The SunFire is running the FD.The server is running on a v20z.This server backup many other machines, but no other one is running that slow.I usually achieve 5-8MB/s both on Windows clients and other solaris 10 platforms (x86/amd).May it be that the compiled agent for

Re: [Bacula-users] Slow backup on Sparc SunFire 280R

2006-07-18 Thread MaxxAtWork
On 7/14/06, Gabriele Bulfon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello,I have some bacula installations on SunFire 280R Sparc machines, with Solaris 10.These machines apperar to be very very slow with respect to other installations (such as v20z) with same LTO2 device. As you can see from the report, 60Gb

Re: [Bacula-users] User defined maximum volume capacity exceeded on device

2006-07-18 Thread Warwick Bruce Chapman
Hi All I am still having no luck with this - backups fail at random because "User defined maximum volume capacity exceeded on device".  I am using bacula-1.36.3 (stable on Gentoo).  I have tried setting "Maximum Volume Bytes" as follows through the pool declaration in /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.co

Re: [Bacula-users] Interfaces

2006-07-18 Thread Martin J. Green
And of course we’re back to the same old…   Device status: Device "raid" (/mnt/storage) is not open or does not exist.     Device is BLOCKED waiting for media.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin J. Green Sent: 18 July 2006 10:37 To: bacula-

Re: [Bacula-users] Interfaces

2006-07-18 Thread Martin J. Green
I’ll look at the firewall pages, but that was my original question – since the machine is connected to both subnets there should be no problem, but I don’t know whether bacula is using both subnets.   From: Martin J. Green Sent: 18 July 2006 10:36 To: 'bacula-users@lists.sourcefo

Re: [Bacula-users] Interfaces

2006-07-18 Thread Martin J. Green
More info in messages from scheduled backups…   Running Jobs:  JobId Level   Name   Status ==     17 Full    Chimp-Svn.2006-07-18_02.05.00 is waiting for Client chimp to conn

[Bacula-users] Problem with the Scratch Pool behaviour.

2006-07-18 Thread Ludovic Strappazon
Hello, I have a problem, or something I don't understand, with the scratch pool's behaviour in Bacula 1.38.11 : Yesterday, Bacula ran a job with tape 000110 from the pool "Externalisation" and let this tape with status append and ~100 Go free. Then It ran two jobs from with the tape 000125 from t