Hi Chris,
With --enable-client-only then no database is required on the client for
bacula.
I have two laptops and a desktop that are running with only an FD.
Regards,
Adolf
On 01/09/2023 22:54, Chris Wilkinson wrote:
Bacula 9.x is also the latest version available through the Debian
repo. There doesn't seem to be a move to upgrade that to 11 or 13.
That's why I built v11 from source. Like you I run the dir/sd/fd on
the same machine so compiled the complete package. I never had to
build an fd only till now.
-Chris-
On Fri, 1 Sept 2023, 21:32 Rob Gerber, <r...@craeon.net> wrote:
I don't know for sure because I have only deployed a client with
SD / Dir and FD all on the same machine, but I would imagine that
an FD client only machine wouldn't need a database. I'm pretty
confident that if one was needed, it would be installed as a
dependency of the bacula client package.
My expectation is that the FD would communicate files to be backed
up to the Bacula director and that records of files would be kept
on the director. Your mileage may vary, though, so confirm on your
end.
You should be aware that Bacula packages in the OS repo may
conflict with the bacula repo. This was true for Ubuntu, though I
don't know if it's true for Debian. When I used it last, the
Ubuntu repo had packages for Bacula 9.x, which is pretty far out
of date.
Robert Gerber
402-237-8692
r...@craeon.net
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 3:17 PM Chris Wilkinson
<winstonia...@gmail.com> wrote:
I hadn't spotted that there is a link on this page though it
does say an email will be sent. That doesn't seem to be the
case. I followed that through to the directory of debs and
found the bullseye/11 clients. As you say, that should be OK
for Debian 12.
Am I correct in thinking that it isn't necessary to install a
database in a client-only configuration?
-Chris-
On Fri, 1 Sept 2023, 19:42 Rob Gerber, <r...@craeon.net> wrote:
Oh no, I gave you wrong information. I'm sorry.
I don't think they email you. After you submit your name
and email address, the followup page that loads has the
repo link in the middle of the page It says " You may now
access the bacula binaries located here (please bookmark
this link)." where "here" is your own custom repo link.
The link will be in format
https://www.bacula.org/packages/abc123
I clicked through on the link it gave me, and found that
they have a package named "bacula-client" that appears to
be what you're looking for. look in
https://www.bacula.org/packages/YOURSTRINGHERE/debs/BACULAVERSIONOFYOURCHOICE/dists/ONEOFTHEAVAILABLEDEBIANORUBUNTUVERSIONS/
So sorry for the incorrect information.
FYI release notes for bacula 13.x say:
As always, both the Director and Storage daemon(s) must be upgraded
at
the same time. Any File daemon running on the same machine as a
Director
or Storage daemon must be of the same version.
Older File Daemons should be compatible with the 13.0 Director and
Storage
I highly recommend browsing through the repo in your web
browser of choice to read the release notes and see what
packages are available, what debian OS variants are
supported for each bacula version number, etc.
It looks like bacula 13.x the newest debian version they
support is 11/bullseye. It should be fine to use that repo
for your Debian 12 system, but be sure to verify yourself
just to be sure.
Regards,
Robert Gerber
402-237-8692
r...@craeon.net
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 11:02 AM Chris Wilkinson
<winstonia...@gmail.com> wrote:
I waited a while but never got the
registration email. Tried again and waited some more
so gave up. The only way seems to be to download from
sourceforge and compile from source. There is a
compile flag for client only --enable_client_only, see
the manual at;
https://www.bacula.org/11.0.x-manuals/en/main/Installing_Bacula.html
-Chris Wilkinson
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, 17:24 Chris Wilkinson,
<winstonia...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank-you. I registered and am awaiting the
registration email.
-Chris-
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, 17:15 Rob Gerber,
<r...@craeon.net> wrote:
I don't know about adding the FD only but I do
know that bacula maintains a repo for Debian
with 13.x binaries in it. To get access to
this repo, you need to go to download on
bacula.org <http://bacula.org>, register, get
the code they include in an URL in your
registration email, and configure the repo in
Debian. I guess you could just download the
binary you want via http if needed.
Register here:
https://www.bacula.org/bacula-binary-package-download/
Installation guide, has instructions for
adding the repo. Outdated in respect to
Debian, but shows how to format the link to
get access to the repo.
https://www.bacula.org/whitepapers/CommunityInstallationGuide.pdf
Robert Gerber
402-237-8692
r...@craeon.net
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 10:44 AM Chris Wilkinson
<winstonia...@gmail.com> wrote:
I need to install the fd only on a debian
12 system. The v11+ packages on
sourceforge are for the complete suite and
the debian repository is only at v9.x
today. I don't see a package on
sourceforge for the fd alone. Do I need to
compile it from source?
If so, can anyone help with a script of
the needed compile flags?
Best
-Chris Wilkinson
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