Re: [Bacula-users] Can I use a remote network storage device?
On 2007.07.02. 18:56, nellyginrich wrote: Is it possible to use a remote network storage device as the backup medium with Bacula? My understanding from the documentation and the questions posed here, is that it isn't possible - because each storage device needs to have an attached machine on which the storage daemon is running. Am I right? I have a remote linux (Fedora Core 6) server running Bacula (which works nicely with the test configuration to a file in /tmp), but I want the backups done to my local network here. The Windows XP and 2000 pcs here are rather ancient, and not always on, so I am considering purchasing a network storage device (NSD), but cannot see how Bacula's daemon's running on the remote server will be able to contact this device. as has been already mentioned, one of the best solutions in yuor case would be a nas device that supports nfs. you mount this device on the machine where sd resides, and back things up to it. this will make clients connect to sd, and it will manage any further connections to nas. make sure to check out wsize/rsize/tcp/udp and other nfs mount parameters - these can significantly impact nfs mount performance and reliability. if you are worried about possible nas/network problems, it might also be a good idea to but some scripts in runbefore directive, that would check out network connections and bring them up, if necessary. ... -- Rich - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Can I use a remote network storage device?
Is it possible to use a remote network storage device as the backup medium with Bacula? My understanding from the documentation and the questions posed here, is that it isn't possible - because each storage device needs to have an attached machine on which the storage daemon is running. Am I right? I have a remote linux (Fedora Core 6) server running Bacula (which works nicely with the test configuration to a file in /tmp), but I want the backups done to my local network here. The Windows XP and 2000 pcs here are rather ancient, and not always on, so I am considering purchasing a network storage device (NSD), but cannot see how Bacula's daemon's running on the remote server will be able to contact this device. I have investigated SAMBA but I gather that's really designed for LANs and not recommended for WAN connection, and I am in any case only an educated novice regarding networking, with Google my only tutor in these matters! Forgive me if this is a simple question with a self-evident answer - believe me, I have spent many hours trying to find an answer for myself, but hope someone here has the time to reply. It also occurs to me that I cannot be the only person facing this problem - the company hosting my dedicated server is the UK's largest! Many thanks for your help. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-I-use-a-remote-network-storage-device--tf4012604.html#a11395095 Sent from the Bacula - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Can I use a remote network storage device?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm guessing you have no machine down there on which to do the backup? I understand you want the data written to storage at your local location, but you could have a machine local to the NAS do some sort of NFS/SMB mount and use it as the -fd device. As far as I know, Bacula is fairly robust over WAN (I do a few several gig backups that was)... I don't know if SMB or NFS are reliable over a WAN or not. That's about all you've got, though, unless you can hack your NAS a bit and get a Bacula client on there (which would be possible, perhaps, if it runs an OS on which Bacula will compile). nellyginrich wrote: Is it possible to use a remote network storage device as the backup medium with Bacula? My understanding from the documentation and the questions posed here, is that it isn't possible - because each storage device needs to have an attached machine on which the storage daemon is running. Am I right? I have a remote linux (Fedora Core 6) server running Bacula (which works nicely with the test configuration to a file in /tmp), but I want the backups done to my local network here. The Windows XP and 2000 pcs here are rather ancient, and not always on, so I am considering purchasing a network storage device (NSD), but cannot see how Bacula's daemon's running on the remote server will be able to contact this device. I have investigated SAMBA but I gather that's really designed for LANs and not recommended for WAN connection, and I am in any case only an educated novice regarding networking, with Google my only tutor in these matters! Forgive me if this is a simple question with a self-evident answer - believe me, I have spent many hours trying to find an answer for myself, but hope someone here has the time to reply. It also occurs to me that I cannot be the only person facing this problem - the company hosting my dedicated server is the UK's largest! Many thanks for your help. - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGiSEWmb+gadEcsb4RAlTuAJ0RkWqAG8Bw7zq1YyjySiIEGOBBmgCgqoHA Jv5cAG1zXd+zip1Ht2BkqEE= =2XSZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Can I use a remote network storage device?
nellyginrich wrote: Is it possible to use a remote network storage device as the backup medium with Bacula? My understanding from the documentation and the questions posed here, is that it isn't possible - because each storage device needs to have an attached machine on which the storage daemon is running. Am I right? I have a remote linux (Fedora Core 6) server running Bacula (which works nicely with the test configuration to a file in /tmp), but I want the backups done to my local network here. The Windows XP and 2000 pcs here are rather ancient, and not always on, so I am considering purchasing a network storage device (NSD), but cannot see how Bacula's daemon's running on the remote server will be able to contact this device. I have investigated SAMBA but I gather that's really designed for LANs and not recommended for WAN connection, and I am in any case only an educated novice regarding networking, with Google my only tutor in these matters! Forgive me if this is a simple question with a self-evident answer - believe me, I have spent many hours trying to find an answer for myself, but hope someone here has the time to reply. It also occurs to me that I cannot be the only person facing this problem - the company hosting my dedicated server is the UK's largest! Many thanks for your help. never done it like that but i will think if you can mount it to bacula-dir server ... dont you? -- bEsT rEgArDs| Confidence is what you have before you tomasz dereszynski | understand the problem. -- Woody Allen TD840-RIPE | - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
