On Thursday 15 September 2005 00:38, Jonte Norman wrote:
> On 9/14/05, Arno Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On 14.09.2005 23:37, Jonte Norman wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > >>Bacula can only do an automatic restore from a single storage device
> > >> with a single media type, anything more complicated (two different
> > >> storage devices or multiple media types) you must handle manually.
> > >> This is not easy, but I documented it somewhere for those who really
> > >> want to sweat it out during a restore ...
> > >
> > > I am not sure I understand what you mean by automatic versus manual
> > > restore... By automatic restore, do you mean a regular restore with
> > > for example wx-console? And if so, what do you mean by manual restore?
> >
> > I think that Kern refers to "automatic restore" as a restore process
> > which only uses tools and commands bacula implements, because a "manual
> > restore" in this case requires - manually, of course - modifying the bsr
> > file bacula creates for the job, and later pushing some data taken from
> > the aforementioned bsr file into other jobs.
>
> Hmm... Manual restores does not sound like fun at all :)
> Is there really not any solution that makes both backup and restores
> to disk work involving more than one storage and more than one pool?
Within a single Job, multiple storage devices no; multiple pools no problem.
>
> Right now my client schedules looks like this:
>
> Schedule {
> Name = "platinum"
> Run = Level=Full Storage=platinum-full Pool=Full-Pool 1st sat at 22:30
> Run = Level=Differential Storage=platinum-full Pool=Diff-Pool
> 2nd-5th sat at 22:30
> Run = Level=Incremental Storage=platinum-inc Pool=Inc-Pool mon-fri at
> 22:30 }
>
> Before I tried to have two jobs for each client and then the restore
> worked well as far as I can remember, but then the problem was that
> volumes were saved to the wrong storage devices :( There does not seem
> to be any easy solution to this...
The manual discusses how to deal with multiple pools on particularly
concerning disk storage, and it suggest a technique of being able to use
multiple different directories or partitions by pre-linking the Volume names
to the desired partition. This can in a sort simulate or substitute for
multiple Storage devices.
>
> //Jonte Norman
>
> > > Does Bacula stable and beta handle restores the same way or do you
> > > think I be better of with the stable version?
> >
> > Usually you're better off with the stable version. I see no difference
> > in handling restores, and, while the developers are surely glad when
> > more people deliver qualified bug reports, preparing and submitting
> > these reports is definitely work, takes time, and still you can't be
> > sure bacula does what you want it to do.
> >
> > Arno
> >
> > --
> > IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de
--
Best regards,
Kern
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