Re: [Bacula-users] Off topic: Backing up Client Workstations

2011-02-18 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/18/2011 12:36 PM, Dupree, Craig wrote: > > -Original Message- > From: Randy Katz [mailto:rk...@simplicityhosting.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:08 PM > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] Off topic: Backing up Client Wo

Re: [Bacula-users] [Newbie] Bacula and webserver

2011-02-20 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/20/2011 5:26 AM, Manolo Padron Martinez wrote: > Hi: > > I would like to know what its the better way to make a copy from an > apache+mysql+php webserver. > > I've been thinking about it and probably the best solution its to stop > al services before to make the copy, but I'm looking for a way

Re: [Bacula-users] [Newbie] Remote copy

2011-02-20 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/20/2011 5:30 AM, Manolo Padron Martinez wrote: > Hi: > > I've been thinking how to make a remote copy. My first approach was to > put only the client but that force me to open a port in the client > machine and to set the fileset in the director, so the centralized > server has to know hwo the

[Bacula-users] Automated Disk Backup Question - I still don't understand!

2011-02-25 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, This is bacula 5.0.3: I have Pools set to the following: Pool { Name = workstation1 Use Volume Once = yes Pool Type = Backup LabelFormat = "workstation1-" AutoPrune = yes Volume Retention = 60d Maximum Volumes = 60 Maximum Volume Jobs = 1 Recycle = yes } I now hav

Re: [Bacula-users] problem with etc/init.d/bacula-director

2011-02-26 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/26/2011 2:20 AM, gianni wrote: > sorry, what I have said doesn't make sense > the problem is that this doesn't work: > /etc/init.d/bacula-director start > > this works: > bacula-dir > > I would like to correct the problem with "/etc/init.d/bacula-director start" > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 11:

Re: [Bacula-users] DebianSqueeze Installation Issue

2011-02-28 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/28/2011 12:17 AM, Dene Stringfellow wrote: I am wondering if anyone could provide some assistance. I have just upgraded Debian Lenny to Squeeze on my server and decided to try Bacula to set up a disk-to-disk (initial full backup) daily incremental backup using two (NTFS formatted) external

Re: [Bacula-users] problem with etc/init.d/bacula-director

2011-02-28 Thread Randy Katz
Here is my unaltered and working /etc/init.d/bacula-dir from ubuntu server 10.10 apt-get install: # cat bacula-dir #! /bin/sh # # bacula This shell script takes care of starting and stopping # the bacula Director daemon on Debian/Ubuntu/Kubuntu # systems. # # Kern E. Sibbald - 21 Mar

Re: [Bacula-users] Repeating FULL backup

2011-03-01 Thread Randy Katz
On 2/28/2011 11:46 PM, Jeremy Maes wrote: > Op 28/02/2011 17:10, Mike Hobbs schreef: >> I'm testing Bacula, so this is not a production setup and I ran into >> an issue, problem, bug, I'm not sure. During my testing, I'm backing up >> a file system of about 700gb to a disk. A FULL backup took

[Bacula-users] Scheduling Question

2011-03-30 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, Now that I have used Bacula a full cycle (60 days) I have a question: If backups are done Full (which expires after 60 days). Then Diff each week and Incre each day where there is no Diff Then restoring from any given date going back 60 days is not a problem UNTIL the initial Full is replaced

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling Question

2011-03-31 Thread Randy Katz
On 3/31/2011 4:43 AM, Alan Brown wrote: > Randy Katz wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Now that I have used Bacula a full cycle (60 days) I have a question: >> >> If backups are done Full (which expires after 60 days). >> Then Diff each week and Incre each day where ther

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling Question

2011-03-31 Thread Randy Katz
On 3/31/2011 10:02 AM, Alan Brown wrote: > Randy Katz wrote: > >> Alan, thank you for that answer and please excuse my questions: >> >> 1. Do you have a different expire time (60d) for your Full then your >> Incrementals or does it matter? > > I set the databa

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling Question

2011-03-31 Thread Randy Katz
On 3/31/2011 10:20 AM, Randy Katz wrote: > On 3/31/2011 10:02 AM, Alan Brown wrote: >> Randy Katz wrote: >> >>> Alan, thank you for that answer and please excuse my questions: >>> >>> 1. Do you have a different expire time (60d) for your Full then your &g

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling Question

2011-04-01 Thread Randy Katz
On 4/1/2011 2:56 AM, Alan Brown wrote: > Randy Katz wrote: > >> I have a Full being created every month with a 3 Volume Retention and >> a Time of 60d then there should never be a time when >> there is no Full before Diff/Incr's, right? > > Correct, but with mo

[Bacula-users] Bacula Changes Lives

2011-04-02 Thread Randy Katz
Though still mortal I sense a great change since meeting...Bacula! My favorite Bacula quote: "In order to create an effective backup schedule of Full then Incremental/Differential backups for x time (days) the first Full backup must be retained until the last Incremental/Differential before the

Re: [Bacula-users] Pool per client

2011-04-13 Thread Randy Katz
On 4/12/2011 4:04 PM, Pablo Marques wrote: I have a setup to backup lots of clients over slow links. I want to have each client (or group of clients) backed up to dedicated client pools, so client1 will go to pool client1, and so on. That way I have better control of the space used, if a client

Re: [Bacula-users] Can't modify job in bconsole

2011-05-07 Thread Randy Katz
On 5/7/2011 12:20 AM, Kirill Pekarov wrote: > Hi All! > > I have problem with bconsole. > > When I start command "restore", I can't modify it. > If I enter "mod" and then press enter, the bconsole will write "Job > not run.". > Even if I write "yes", the same result - "Job not run." > But, if in t

Re: [Bacula-users] Can't modify job in bconsole

2011-05-07 Thread Randy Katz
On 5/7/2011 12:20 AM, Kirill Pekarov wrote: > Hi All! > > I have problem with bconsole. > > When I start command "restore", I can't modify it. > If I enter "mod" and then press enter, the bconsole will write "Job > not run.". > Even if I write "yes", the same result - "Job not run." > But, if in t

[Bacula-users] Multiple Backups - Remote/Local Question

2011-10-04 Thread Randy Katz
Hello Esteemed Bacula People! I have backups on a 90-120 day cycles with full/diff/incr from a pool of machines to a Director machine. The pool of machines also has a local script backup to secondary hard drive space which I would like to "convert" to bacula backups instead, so each Client Mach

[Bacula-users] backup / restore question

2011-10-26 Thread Randy Katz
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[Bacula-users] compression

2011-11-08 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, Has anyone changed from GZIP compression to LZO for disk backups and tracked the performance / disk space usage difference? Any advocates out there? Anyone of the opinion it is the only way to go. Any hints appreciated thanks, Randy Katz

Re: [Bacula-users] bacula *** Backup Error ***

2011-11-11 Thread Randy Katz
fyi - when I upgraded bacula from 5.0.3 to 5.2.1 I upgraded the Director and then ran a backup of a 5.0.3 client just out of curiosity, and it backed up just fine. So I strongly doubt it is a version problem, as also your log says is the latest version: 1-Nov 16:52 srvlog2-dir JobId 8: Fatal err

[Bacula-users] Dir error?

2011-12-10 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, Just setup a new Dir. I can get into bconsole and everything looks fine except when I did a test run I got this error and don't understand it: Fatal error: sql_create.c:901 Can't start batch mode: ERR= Anyone know the source? Thanks in advance, -- ----&g

Re: [Bacula-users] Dir error?

2011-12-10 Thread Randy Katz
nevermind, was tmpdir, thanks. On 12/10/2011 4:56 AM, Randy Katz wrote: Hi, Just setup a new Dir. I can get into bconsole and everything looks fine except when I did a test run I got this error and don't understand it: Fatal error: sql_create.c:901 Can't start batch mode: ERR= A

Re: [Bacula-users] Any repo for latest release 5.2?

2011-12-18 Thread Randy Katz
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Re: [Bacula-users] Preserving data of decommissioned Bacula client

2011-12-21 Thread Randy Katz
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Re: [Bacula-users] Installing Bacula 5.2.6 on Centos 6.2

2012-02-26 Thread Randy Katz
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Re: [Bacula-users] Almir 0.1 released (bacula web interface)

2012-04-09 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, Thanks, this looks really good! Is there a quick/easy way to disable to console and/or other parts of it? I am really leery of opening another port or access point to any production consoles. Thanks, Randy Katz On 4/6/2012 12:17 PM, Domen Koz(ar wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm r

Re: [Bacula-users] Almir 0.1 released (bacula web interface)

2012-04-09 Thread Randy Katz
, Randy Katz On 4/9/2012 2:36 AM, Domen Kožar wrote: > Hi all, > > glad you like it, there is more to come :) > > bconsole connection is crucial for almir to work. Currently it's used > for web console and to get information about scheduled jobs. In > version 0.2 it will

Re: [Bacula-users] Almir 0.1 released (bacula web interface)

2012-04-09 Thread Randy Katz
Connecting to catalog database to verify configuration ... > Try again: (NotSupportedError) Authentication with old > (insecure) passwords is not supported: > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/password-hashing.html None None > > i checked the mysql page, but it doesn

[Bacula-users] ssd drive question

2012-05-31 Thread Randy Katz
Hi, Has anyone tried to use an SSD drive to house the MySQL database for Bacula and understand the performance differences, if any? I am wondering if it will provide a significant speed boost to running it on disk or not. Any clues might be very helpful, thanks. -- --> Randy K

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