[Bacula-users] feature request for better support of vacation/holiday scheduling
Feature Request Item: implement Vacation/Holiday scheduling *within* Bacula(director) Date: 10 May 2010 Origin: Olaf Zevenboom (o...@artefact.nl) Status: What: A pre-job option to check to see if the current date (or the day before when jobs are run after 24.00) is a holiday/vacation. Currently this can be done by calling an external script, however this has some drawbacks as described below. Why: It's easy to use an external script to check for holidays/vacation however implementing it with a configurable config file directly into the director is probably not that hard either. For script implementation with configurable file see also: http://wiki.bacula.org/doku.php?id=hints_tips:scheduling_vacation_holidays Advantages of direct implementation within Bacula: - current implementation using an external script leads to Bacula messages reporting errors on holidays as the job is canceled while behavior is expected as it is. Implementation in Director will eliminate the need to falsely call these jobs erroneous. If errors are reported by email or even a pager/SMS this can be annoying. - this feature is a must for all of those with a single-slot tapedrive so having this feature eliminates the need for administrators with such an hardware environment to implement an external solution - external solutions are OS specific Notes: Maybe it is also an option to support ics files or even icalendar-servers. See: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/holidays.html -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Configuration issue
Hi all. I've got a configuration issue that's been driving me nuts for weeks
now. I backup several Windows machines using Bacula, to a large disk array.
Each workstation gets its own pool. My problem is that I have the pool
theoretically set to keep 15 days of backups, but currently it's got 26 days
of files in it. Here's a pool configuration:
Pool {
Name = ftsstudents2
Use Volume Once = yes
Pool Type = Backup
LabelFormat = ftsstudents2
Auto Prune = yes
Volume Retention = 15d
Recycle = yes
}
I've read the documentation, but for the life of me I can't see why it's not
deleting files/backups older than 15 days. Can anyone point me in the right
direction and tell me what the heck I'm doing wrong here? I'm currently on
Bacula 3.0.3.
Thanks!
--Brian
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Re: [Bacula-users] Configuration issue
On 2010May10 10:48 AM, McCann, Brian wrote: Hi all. I've got a configuration issue that's been driving me nuts for weeks now. I backup several Windows machines using Bacula, to a large disk array. Each workstation gets its own pool. My problem is that I have the pool theoretically set to keep 15 days of backups, but currently it's got 26 days of files in it. Here's a pool configuration: [...]Volume Retention = 15d Recycle = yes [...] I've read the documentation, but for the life of me I can't see why it's not deleting files/backups older than 15 days. Can anyone point me in the right direction and tell me what the heck I'm doing wrong here? I'm currently on Bacula 3.0.3. Thanks! --Brian I'm pretty sure Volume Retention is a MINIMUM, and Bacula will always prefer to use empty, appendable volumes before recycling older volumes. There is a Volume use duration setting that gives Bacula a MAXIMUM time to use a Volume, but even though you can then set the volume to be marked Used (and therefore available for recycling) after, say, 15 days, I'm not sure if you can force bacula to recycle automatically if there are still emtpy, appendable volumes available instead... http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Configuration issue
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:48 AM, McCann, Brian bmcc...@andmore.com wrote:
Hi all. I've got a configuration issue that's been driving me nuts for weeks
now. I backup several Windows machines using Bacula, to a large disk array.
Each workstation gets its own pool. My problem is that I have the pool
theoretically set to keep 15 days of backups, but currently it's got 26
days of files in it. Here's a pool configuration:
Pool {
Name = ftsstudents2
Use Volume Once = yes
Pool Type = Backup
LabelFormat = ftsstudents2
Auto Prune = yes
Volume Retention = 15d
Recycle = yes
}
I've read the documentation, but for the life of me I can't see why it's not
deleting files/backups older than 15 days. Can anyone point me in the right
direction and tell me what the heck I'm doing wrong here? I'm currently on
Bacula 3.0.3.
You need to limit the volume usage so that the volumes are marked Full
or Used. Once the volumes are marked Full or Used the retention period
begins. Since you do not have any of the 4 limiting commands you
volumes will never recycle:
Use Volume Once = yes
Volume Use Duration = ttt
Maximum Volume Jobs = nnn
Maximum Volume Bytes = mmm
See here
http://bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Automatic_Volume_Recycling.html
John
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[Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup
Hi anyone have any tips recommendation on how to backup and restore windows 2008 system state, do you need to if using VSS Michael -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Verify Job Error
I am having some problem with the verify Job. The job always fails when scheduled but if I run the job manually then it works fine. Here is my job: Job #123; nbsp; Name = Backup-Drive1-Verify nbsp; Type = Verify nbsp; Level = Volume To Catalog nbsp; Client = Backup-fd nbsp; FileSet = BackupSet nbsp; Schedule = ScheduleBackupVerify nbsp; Messages = Standard nbsp; Pool = Default nbsp; Storage = Backup-sd nbsp; Verify Job = Backup-Drive1 nbsp; Priority = 11 # Run After Full/Inc. Backup #125; and here is the Console Results: 2010-05-07 23#58;55#58;01 bacula-dir Error#58; Bacula bacula-dir 5.0.1 #40;24Feb10#41;#58; 07-May-2010 23#58;55#58;01 nbsp; Build#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ubuntu 9.10 nbsp; JobId#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 155 nbsp; Job#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Backup-Drive2-Verify.2010-05-07_23.55.00_21 nbsp; FileSet#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; BackupSet nbsp; Verify Level#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Incremental nbsp; Client#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Backup-fd nbsp; Verify JobId#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;0 nbsp; Verify Job#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;Backup-Drive2 nbsp; Start time#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;07-May-2010 23#58;55#58;00 nbsp; End time#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;07-May-2010 23#58;55#58;01 nbsp; Files Examined#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;0 nbsp; Non-fatal FD errors#58;nbsp; nbsp; 0 nbsp; FD termination status#58;nbsp; nbsp; Termination#58;nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; *** Verify Error *** Fatal error#58; verify.c#58;88 Unimplemented Verify level 73#40;I#41; For some reason the Verify Level is being set to Incremental. Do I need to specify Verify Level = Volume To Catalog ? Is this a bug in 5.0.1? Thanks! +-- |This was sent by ikkysle...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Understanding Action On Purge = Truncate
I have the same questions as the unanswered questioner below.
Also 5.0.1
update volume=SJL02-0078 ActionOnPurge=Truncate
New ActionOnPurge is: Truncate
New ActionOnPurge is: Truncate
purge volume=SJL02-0078 action=truncate pool=SJL02 storage=SJL02
No volume founds to perform truncate action(s)
update volume=SJL02-0078 volstatus=Used recyclepool=
New Volume status is: Used
New RecyclePool is: *None*
New Volume status is: Used
New RecyclePool is: *None*
purge volume=SJL02-0078 action=truncate pool=SJL02 storage=SJL02
No volume founds to perform truncate action(s)
On 3/1/10 11:05 AM, Marc Schiffbauer wrote:
Hi all,
I am using bacula 5.0.1 and I am trying to use the new Action On
Purge = Truncate feature - without success so far :-/
Like I understood it: If i run a purge volume=Ftp-0033 and
Action On Purge = Truncate is set for that pool, the SD should set
the file to 0 bytes on disk, right?
This is my pool ressource:
Pool {
Name = FileFtp
Storage = somehost-sd
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Volume Retention = 4 months
Action On Purge = Truncate
Label Format = FtpVol-
Maximum Volume Bytes = 1073639424
Maximum Volumes = 50
}
+ I have updated the pool from the ressource.
(update pool=...)
+ I have read the docs at
http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/New_Features_in_5_0_1.html
and tried the commands that are listed there which should truncate all
volumes
with status Purged:
*update volume=Ftp-0033 ActionOnPurge=Truncate
*purge volume action=truncate storage=FileFtp allpools
I tried several things but my disk files never get truncated when I
purge a volume.
This is the device ressource from the bacula-sd.conf:
Device {
Name = FtpFileStorage
Device Type = File
Media Type = File
Archive Device = /mnt/backup
Requires Mount = Yes
Mount Point = /mnt/backup
Mount Command = /usr/bin/curlftpfs -o allow_root [snip] %m
Unmount Command = /usr/bin/fusermount -u %m
Label Media = Yes # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
Random Access = Yes
Automatic Mount = Yes # mount new volumes automatically
Removable Media = No
}
Any hints someone?
What can I check? What might be wrong?
TIA
-Marc
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Re: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup
There is no such thing as system state backup any more in Windows 2008. It's always the whole C: drive. I'm not sure how well bacula handles it in the end. There also is the issue that Windows 2008 relies heavily on junction points, which bacula doesn't handle well. I'm using Windows backup to an iSCSI drive, and then use bacula to back up a snapshot of that iSCSI volume. -Original Message- From: Michael Da Cova [mailto:mdac...@equiinet.com] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:47 AM To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup Hi anyone have any tips recommendation on how to backup and restore windows 2008 system state, do you need to if using VSS Michael -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] 5.0.2 status of Restore jobs bytes read
Hello all, I can't say this with certainty, but I've believe I've been experiencing a new oddity with bacula ever since I upgraded from 3.X to 5.X. After launching a restore job, the status of the job via bconsole is always is waiting on Storage Device. This continues on long past the loading and forwarding of tapes until job completion. I could swear that there used to be more granular status messages, if only that it switched to running when not sending mtx commands. Am I mistaken? Also a status of the Storage Daemon does not display bytes out for a Restore job the way it does bytes in for a Backup job. I don't know if this is how it's always been or not, but seems like a bytes read back out would be pretty handy to have. thanks!!! Stephen -- Stephen Thompson Berkeley Seismological Laboratory step...@seismo.berkeley.edu215 McCone Hall # 4760 404.538.7077 (phone) University of California, Berkeley 510.643.5811 (fax) Berkeley, CA 94720-4760 -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup
With full VSS support, VSS defines the files that make up the system state backup - it's a flag on the writer. Bacula handles junction points perfectly. Sent from my iPhone On 11/05/2010, at 4:13, Kevin Keane subscript...@kkeane.com wrote: There is no such thing as system state backup any more in Windows 2008. It's always the whole C: drive. I'm not sure how well bacula handles it in the end. There also is the issue that Windows 2008 relies heavily on junction points, which bacula doesn't handle well. I'm using Windows backup to an iSCSI drive, and then use bacula to back up a snapshot of that iSCSI volume. -Original Message- From: Michael Da Cova [mailto:mdac...@equiinet.com] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:47 AM To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup Hi anyone have any tips recommendation on how to backup and restore windows 2008 system state, do you need to if using VSS Michael --- --- --- - ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users --- --- --- - ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Feature idea feeler - bconsole include / grep
In the message dated: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:26:51 +1000,
The pithy ruminations from Norberto Meijome on
Re: [Bacula-users] Feature idea feeler - bconsole include / grep were:
=
= (and to the list.. Apologies Gavin for private reply...)
=
= On 7 May 2010 19:19, Gavin McCullagh gavin.mccull...@gcd.ie wrote:
=
= On Thu, 06 May 2010, Steve Polyack wrote:
=
[SNIP!]
= bconsole session. However, perhaps a solution would be to have bconsol=
= e
= parse the pipe character and feed output into the command that follows
= which could be any arbitrary *nix command (as opposed to
= writing/including our own version of grep).
=
I think that's a great suggestion, and the cleanest way to do this. I'd add one
thing, which is to have bconsole detect in a command as well. The logic
would be (in bad pseudo-code):
if [ bconsole_cmd =~ /|/ OR bconsole_cmd =~ // ]
beforeredirect=[part of bconsole_cmd before redirection char]
afterredirect=[part of bconsole_cmd after redirection char]
if [ redirectchar = | ] then
echo $beforeredirect | bconsole | $afterredirect
else
echo $beforeredirect | bconsole $afterredirect
fi
else
exec bconsole_command
fi
= For comparison, the Postgresql and MySQL command line interfaces include
= something similar to this.
=
= MySQL offers the pager command which can be set to less or grep =
= ,
= etc. as well as the tee command to also send output to a file. Postgresq=
= l
= offers a single:
=
= \o [FILE] send all query results to file or |pipe
=
= Neither allow anything as simple as
=
= SELECT ... ; | grep blah
=
=
= my $0.02,
=
= Bconsole already performs SQL queries for all commands that would issue a
= long listing, right?
=
= SQL was meant for filtering relating data ... Why not add some filter
= param that is added to the SQL being sent to the backend? something like th=
= e
That's great...if you already know SQL.
I'm guessing that most system administrators who are managing bacula are much
more familiar with shell tools paradigms than with SQL. I wish I knew SQL,
but even more, I'd prefer to send the output of bconsole to tools that I
already know (grep, perl, awk, etc.).
= original suggestion,but simply as an extra parameter to the existing
= command. for example:
=
= *list files jobid=999 incFile=%budget%2009% excFile=%.doc
=
You mean something like:
echo list jobs jobid=999 | bconsole | sed -ne /\.doc/d -e
/budget.*2009/p
:)
= to include all *budget*2009* files, except *.doc .
= Similar extensions:
= - case sensitive , or not.
= - paths instead of file
= - client names
= - etc
=
= The tricky bit may be avoiding SQL injection attacks, but there should be
= some libraries / standard practices for dealing with this.
I think that may be a large understatement...
=
= I think this may be a cleaner approach for then end user.
Personally, as an end user unfamiliar with SQL, I disagree.
=
= This may not apply if you have 1,000 clients, 'list clients' may not benefi=
= t
= from this as it doesnt query SQL...
=
= B
= _
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Re: [Bacula-users] Feature idea feeler - bconsole include / grep
=
= Bconsole already performs SQL queries for all commands that would issue
a
= long listing, right?
=
= SQL was meant for filtering relating data ... Why not add some filter
= param that is added to the SQL being sent to the backend? something like
th=
= e
That's great...if you already know SQL.
Makes sense, though I hardly think most people would think it's voodoo to
use a limited subset of SQL bits in include / exclude. But i could be wrong.
I'm guessing that most system administrators who are managing bacula are
much
more familiar with shell tools paradigms than with SQL. I wish I knew
SQL,
but even more, I'd prefer to send the output of bconsole to tools that I
already know (grep, perl, awk, etc.).
How would this integrate with a tool like bat ? ie, it wouldn't allow you to
integrate it easily with bat (for on-the-server processing of the
filtering), would it?
Regards,
{Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
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they leave shit for the rest of us to clean up.
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