Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-10 Thread John Drescher
> One option to not get a 1T file is to make a pile of reasonable sized > partitons on the usb drive and enable "removable media" but that would > of course need thinking and testing. > I would use max volume size and use ~50 or 100GB volumes. I am not sure how well that would work with removables

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-10 Thread Peter Sjoberg
On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 21:58 +0200, Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Wednesday 10 September 2008 20:01:59 Peter Sjoberg wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 14:51 -0400, Dan Langille wrote: > > > See also: > > > > > > http://tregnago.blogspot.com/2008/09/bacula-with-usb-disks-vchanger-alter > > >ed.html > > >

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-10 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Wednesday 10 September 2008 20:01:59 Peter Sjoberg wrote: > On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 14:51 -0400, Dan Langille wrote: > > See also: > > > > http://tregnago.blogspot.com/2008/09/bacula-with-usb-disks-vchanger-alter > >ed.html > > This script definitely looks like the path to take. Did a quick trial

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-10 Thread Peter Sjoberg
On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 14:51 -0400, Dan Langille wrote: > See also: > > http://tregnago.blogspot.com/2008/09/bacula-with-usb-disks-vchanger-altered.html > This script definitely looks like the path to take. Did a quick trial implementation and it works as documented - it's just that I need some

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Peter Sjoberg
On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 14:39 -0400, Dan Langille wrote: > Peter Sjoberg wrote: > > > The basic rsync won't work since then I need a one2one copy and then I > > would have to have same storage locally as externally, as in 1TB local > > +2x1TB external (one onsite & one offsite). > > I don't unders

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Dan Langille
Peter Sjoberg wrote: > The basic rsync won't work since then I need a one2one copy and then I > would have to have same storage locally as externally, as in 1TB local > +2x1TB external (one onsite & one offsite). > Maybe if I create a pile of > directories and only rsync that part or something lik

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Dan Langille
Peter Sjoberg wrote: > The basic rsync won't work since then I need a one2one copy and then I > would have to have same storage locally as externally, as in 1TB local > +2x1TB external (one onsite & one offsite). I don't understand why that will not work. > Maybe if I create a pile of > directo

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Peter Sjoberg
On Mon, 2008-09-08 at 11:49 -0400, Dan Langille wrote: > Peter Sjoberg wrote: > > I been using bacula to backup my environment to tape for a while but I > > started to run into problems with size and time and considering changing > > the way I do backup. > > I started to read up a little but it's

Re: [Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Dan Langille
Peter Sjoberg wrote: > I been using bacula to backup my environment to tape for a while but I > started to run into problems with size and time and considering changing > the way I do backup. > I started to read up a little but it's so many options I decided to ask > the exports for suggestions. >

[Bacula-devel] backup to removable external disk

2008-09-08 Thread Peter Sjoberg
I been using bacula to backup my environment to tape for a while but I started to run into problems with size and time and considering changing the way I do backup. I started to read up a little but it's so many options I decided to ask the exports for suggestions. At the moment I'm backing up eve