Re-sending... As Dan just informed me and John pointed out in the other thread, apparently I've been replying directly to the previous poster instead of the list. Sorry about that. =\
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Dan Langille >Sent: Wednesday, 21 November, 2007 07:19 >To: bacula-users >Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] All the problems with Bacula > >On 21 Nov 2007 at 8:07, Shon Stephens wrote: > >> Ok. This is a rant and you can remove it from the list if you want to >> later. I just have to vent. >> >> Bacula is incredibly complex to setup. Its taken 4 months and its >> still not working correctly. > >You are unique. I have to agree with Dan here. Over the years that I have used bacula a number of people have reported having issues with setting up bacula to suit their particular needs. However, generally those issues were incurred from having rather uncommon considerations within their systems. > >> Things that should be easy that Bacula makes overly complex: >> >> Labeling tapes >> Assigning tapes to pools >> Reassigning tapes to pools >> Managing disk media >> >> Things Bacula can't seem to get right: >> >> Detecting a tape is in the drive and using it >> Even though the correctly labeled tape is in the drive, and has the >> right Volume label, and is marked "Append", and is from the correct >> Pool.... >> Bacula is still waiting for a mount request. Every external program >> recognizes that the tape is in the drive and mounted. Not Bacula >> >> Catalog entries. I've not had a single backup job where the right >> entries made it into the Catalog >> >> Windows hosts. Good luck figuring out the esoteric path >syntax because >> its different in different chapters of the manual and also different >> depending on which part of the config you are editing >> >> Basically I can't see that its useable for anything more than backing >> up a single system, and even then better be careful. >> >> I'm going with Arkeia Network Backup. Might cost money, but at least >> it will work as advertised which is more than can be said for Crapula > >Oh, and here I thought you were going to ask for more help. Oh well. > Good luck to you. I hope the parting shots improve things for you. > Again I think Dan is right here. It's a shame that you were unable to properly configure bacula for your needs. However, although I'm no psychologist, I have found that besmirching the source of my frustrations has never been a productive means of releaving said frustration. Perhaps you just need a vacation. >-- >Dan Langille - PGCon - http://www.pgcon.org/ > > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >---------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >_______________________________________________ >Bacula-users mailing list >Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users Thank you, Chris Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
