Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-29 Thread Kevin Keane
> -Original Message- > From: Ralf Gross [mailto:ralf-li...@ralfgross.de] > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:23 AM > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: bacula-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB >

Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-28 Thread Ralf Gross
Alan Brown schrieb: > On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Ralf Gross wrote: > > > Most files will be written once and maybe never been accessed again. But > > the data need to be online and there is a requirement for backup and the > > ability to restore deleted files (retention time can be different, going > >

Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-28 Thread Ralf Gross
Kevin Keane schrieb: > Just a thought... If I understand you correctly, the files never > change once they are created? In that case, your best bet might be > to use a copy-based scheme for backup. Yes, the files won't change. They are mostly raw camera data. They will be read again, but not chan

Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-27 Thread Kevin Keane
Just a thought... If I understand you correctly, the files never change once they are created? In that case, your best bet might be to use a copy-based scheme for backup. I'd create two directories on your main server. /current /to_backup Both on the same file system. /current (or whatever yo

Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-27 Thread Alan Brown
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Ralf Gross wrote: > Most files will be written once and maybe never been accessed again. But > the data need to be online and there is a requirement for backup and the > ability to restore deleted files (retention time can be different, going > from 6 months to a couple of yea