Hi guys,
I'd love to ask a few questions if I may
:-)
I'm quite new to Bacula and tried to set it up on a
test server using Debian Sarge (stable). I got some understanding problems
though, and I hope you can help me with my "brainfarts".
Okay first of all, let me sum up the facts
again.
On the server side
There is a director (may be more then
one)
- Bacula-dir.conf
There is a storage (same
here) - Bacula-sd.conf
There is a database
- It's a postgres DB in Debian
(AFAIK mentioned/configured in bacula-dir.conf)
On the client side
There is a file deamon
- Bacula-fd.conf
I have setup 2 PCs here im my lab and I'm trying to
get it started. What I'd like to do is "just simply" do a complete backup from
my host to the server. The server (in this scenario) should be running
all server daemons/parts, so to speak director, storage and database (all
in one).
The client should be backed up completly and in
addition to that I'd like (to try) to be able to install the client from bare
metal with the floppy discs (talking about desaster recovery). After I've
achieved that, I'd like to use SSL (I found a HowTo that covers that quite
okay).
But I already stumble over the main config
files. I've read the documentation (apt-get bacula-doc) quite a few
times and found out that there need to be crossreferences, which I don't
quite get yet. I hope I can get some clarification from you guys (would be
awesome).
I'm totally new to this topic and I' having a hard
time with the comments, I don't find them very usefull.
Questions:
1. The easy way. Is there someone out there usinf
Debian who'd be willing to share his experience with me in form of a set of
working configs with documentations. OR do you know a place where I can find a
step by step Howto to get at least the main feature up and running.
The only useful infos I've found where those. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/01/09/bacula.html (unfortunately
this ones for BSD, but the command lines in the config file look about the
same), I tried it and failed miserably. The director won't even start up. There
was nothing written into the syslog file while tailing it :-/ Bad
luck.
About the secure connection I found this http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Bacula_TLS.html#_ChapterStart61 if
someone is interessted in it?
I restored the old files then (in the config files
it reads that you only would've to setup a Fileset and it should work on the
spot). But, aiks, it won't do either the director deamon won't start up.
D*mned!
2. The hard way. If 1. won't work may I post the
original config files here with my/more questions? Would that be
okay?
3. FQDN - is this really necessary or is it also
possible to use the IP address. I tried both :-/
I'm sorry for not being more precise at the moment,
hope I don't get flamed for it. I'd be willing to do a HowTo if someone helps me
out, so that next time you could direct Debian User to the docu I made. I'll
have to do it anyhow for my preoject here :-) so why not translate it into
English, no problemo Sir.
Thanks in advance for your response,
Simmel or Jens
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