On 12/06/11 14:03, Josh Fisher wrote:
> Rather than change the formatting of a volume, why not use a dedicated
> volume? The first problem to overcome in a true disaster recovery
> situation, ie. a total loss of all hardware, is to get a Dir and SD up
> and running. Clients can then be restored with a much simpler, generic
> USB boot device. Booting the new Director from a disaster recovery USB
> stick is much more complicated, since we must somehow get the database
> and config files restored. If there was a reserved volume label
> dedicated to having the most current config files and catalog, then a
> disaster recovery boot device for the Dir should not be necessary. All
> that would be needed is a minimal OS and fresh install of Bacula.
I like this idea.
> I am not a fan of relying on the availability of identical replacement
> hardware. In a disaster recovery, it is not unlikely that one would be
> forced to utilize whatever hardware is immediately available. Since this
> can affect number of disks, partitioning, etc., I prefer to install a
> minimal OS, along with Bacula and a SQL database server, and then
> restore the Dir.
Additionally, you may be in the position of "As long as we're rebuilding
the box anyway, let's make a few hardware changes, we'd get better
performance if we [fitb...]"
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