[Bacula-users] Fosdem 2010 in bruxelles : Anyone from Bacula going there ?

2010-01-21 Thread Bruno Friedmann
Hi Bacula'ers Did some of you are going to the FOSDEM (www.fosdem.org) during 6,7 February 2010 in Brussels. Don't miss the 5th free-beer night event too. -- Bruno Friedmann -- Throughout its 18-year history, R

Re: [Bacula-users] Managing my disk space with Volume Pools?

2010-01-21 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, 21.01.2010 16:47, Mr Gabriel wrote: > I've managed to get my bacula install up and running pretty well. What I > want to do now, is to divide up where I store my backups, because some > are not as important as others. For example, I want to store all our > current working data in a differen

[Bacula-users] Cloned Jobs

2010-01-21 Thread Richard Scobie
I note that it is possible to run clone jobs by using "Run = in the Job resource. What I would like to do is make 2 tapes (Volumes) that are exact copies, but with only one catalog entry, used if either tape is restored. 1. Does cloning acheive this? 2. Can cloning be performed on a single dri

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula hangs "waiting for execution"...

2010-01-21 Thread Daniel
I think the email issue was the problem. The jobs ran last night. More as I figure this out. Everyone, thanks VERY much for the help. -- D On 20 Jan, 2010, at 13:46 , Phil Stracchino wrote: > On 01/20/10 14:36, Daniel wrote: >> The priority of all jobs is 10, but I would assume that if conc

Re: [Bacula-users] Encryption errors

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:23:34 +, Conor O'Callaghan said: > > Hi everyone, > > Client/Server both 3.02 on linux x64 > > I have made some encrypted backups from my client, I can successfully > recover from the backup using bconsole. When I try to simulate a machine > crash, by using anoth

Re: [Bacula-users] Where are file signatures generated? Can bad memory on SD system cause data corruption?

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:56:50 +0100, Michel Meyers said: > > Hello, > > Not sure if somebody on the users list can answer this, but with a > fileset that has this: > > FileSet { > Name = "Backup" > Include { >Options { signature=MD5; } > ... > > > 1. Where are the signatures actua

Re: [Bacula-users] 3.0.3 FD Crashes on Solaris/x86

2010-01-21 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:11:03 -0700, Paul Greidanus said: > > I just upgraded to 3.0.3 on my Director/SD, and found that the FD crashes > every time I try to take a backup. Restores to the FD seem to > work. Installing a client-only FD from 3.0.1 seems to work just fine > though. > > Not sur

Re: [Bacula-users] Re-assigning old volumes to Scratch pool

2010-01-21 Thread Tino Schwarze
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:35:34AM -0500, Win Htin wrote: > I'm sure this may have been asked a few times but here I go again! > > What is the proper and safe way to re-assign tapes/old volumes from a > pool which is no longer in use to back the scratch pool? If you use bconsole, enter "update v

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Chris Hoogendyk
John Jorgensen wrote: >> "dan" == Dan Langille writes: >> > > dan> I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. > dan> How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What > strategy do > dan> you use? > > I have a variant of your query

Re: [Bacula-users] Re-assigning old volumes to Scratch pool

2010-01-21 Thread ganiuszka
Win Htin pisze: > What is the proper and safe way to re-assign tapes/old volumes from a > pool which is no longer in use to back the scratch pool? > > Below, the pool "AllDifferentials" is no longer in use and I would > like to re-assign the volumes "420AAL" and "421AAL" which are > currently at V

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
On Thu, January 21, 2010 12:36 pm, John Stoffel wrote: >> "Dan" == Dan Langille writes: > > Dan> On Thu, January 21, 2010 11:30 am, John Stoffel wrote: > Dan> For simplicity, all my tapes are in a single pool. I'm guessing > Dan> I want the tapes with the oldest LastWritten value. Something

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread John Stoffel
> "Dan" == Dan Langille writes: Dan> On Thu, January 21, 2010 11:30 am, John Stoffel wrote: Dan> For simplicity, all my tapes are in a single pool. I'm guessing Dan> I want the tapes with the oldest LastWritten value. Something Dan> like this: >> >> I used to do this, but I just switched t

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
On Thu, January 21, 2010 11:36 am, John Jorgensen wrote: >> "dan" == Dan Langille writes: > > dan> I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. > dan> How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What > strategy do > dan> you use? > > I have a variant

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Jesper Krogh
Dan Langille wrote: > I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. > > How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What strategy do > you use? We've gotten a perl-script that gets run as a post-admin script after eacy cycle. It has knowledge about the Pool, their ret

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
On Thu, January 21, 2010 11:30 am, John Stoffel wrote: > Dan> For simplicity, all my tapes are in a single pool. I'm guessing > Dan> I want the tapes with the oldest LastWritten value. Something > Dan> like this: > > I used to do this, but I just switched to seperate pools for > incrementals and

[Bacula-users] Rif: Re: Bacula - ESXi - vmdk hot backup

2010-01-21 Thread Ferdinando Pasqualetti
Hi everybody, the cleanest way I found was a script to stop and export the VMs on a local (to VM server) disk and rsync them on a bacula server disk. In this manner we can move the VM on another VMserver and save it on tape using bacula. I tried also to use the VMWare NFS in order to export dire

Re: [Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread John Stoffel
Dan> I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. Dan> How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What Dan> strategy do you use? I'm in the same boat, with fewer tapes, but more slots in the library. Dan> Here is what I came up with. Dan> For simplicity, all my

[Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread John Jorgensen
> "dan" == Dan Langille writes: dan> I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. dan> How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What strategy do dan> you use? I have a variant of your query that orders the volumes by the date when they should be

[Bacula-users] Re-assigning old volumes to Scratch pool

2010-01-21 Thread Win Htin
Hi folks, I'm sure this may have been asked a few times but here I go again! What is the proper and safe way to re-assign tapes/old volumes from a pool which is no longer in use to back the scratch pool? Below, the pool "AllDifferentials" is no longer in use and I would like to re-assign the vol

[Bacula-users] Which tapes to put into the tape library?

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
I have about 100 tapes. My tape library holds only 10 tapes. How do you decide which tapes to load into the library? What strategy do you use? Here is what I came up with. For simplicity, all my tapes are in a single pool. I'm guessing I want the tapes with the oldest LastWritten value. Some

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula - ESXi - vmdk hot backup

2010-01-21 Thread Carlo Filippetto
I've got the VM backup, but I need more velocity when I restore the machine.. I have 3 ESXi in separate city, obviusly without HA, and a bacula server in every place.. 2010/1/21 Josh Fisher : > I think there are two schools of thought. > > 1. Run FD on the host and backup a snapshot of the runn

[Bacula-users] Managing my disk space with Volume Pools?

2010-01-21 Thread Mr Gabriel
I've managed to get my bacula install up and running pretty well. What I want to do now, is to divide up where I store my backups, because some are not as important as others. For example, I want to store all our current working data in a different place to the default. Do I create a new volume

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula - ESXi - vmdk hot backup

2010-01-21 Thread Josh Fisher
I think there are two schools of thought. 1. Run FD on the host and backup a snapshot of the running VM's storage. 2. Run FD in the VM and backup as any other machine. The advantages of 1 are simpler backup and faster, simpler restore in a disaster recovery situation. The disadvantages of 1 are

[Bacula-users] Using two tape drives

2010-01-21 Thread Dan Langille
I have an existing Bacula system which uses a single tape drive. I recently added a tape library to that system. The goal is to use the tape library when I'm going to be away for a while. However, when I'm home, I'd rather use the single tape drive. Is there a way to say: use Storage = DLT un

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula - ESXi - vmdk hot backup

2010-01-21 Thread DAve
Carlo Filippetto wrote: > Hi all, > I would like to backup my virtual machine VMDK on ESXi 3.5 > There's a way to do it with the machine on and I have a consistent bck? > What kind of change I have to do? > > Otherwise.. I can make a hot clone of my VM and backup it? > We tried several times to

[Bacula-users] Bacula - ESXi - vmdk hot backup

2010-01-21 Thread Carlo Filippetto
Hi all, I would like to backup my virtual machine VMDK on ESXi 3.5 There's a way to do it with the machine on and I have a consistent bck? What kind of change I have to do? Otherwise.. I can make a hot clone of my VM and backup it? Thank's CIAO Carlo

[Bacula-users] Run Before Job parameter

2010-01-21 Thread Personal Técnico
Hi, I have configured a job as following: Job {   Name = "Backup-client"   JobDefs = "Usuarios"   FileSet = "Usuario-Windows"   Client = client-fd   Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/client.bsr"   Pool = Client   Enabled = yes   Messages = Client   Schedule = "Usuarios Wed 13:00"   Run Before Jo

Re: [Bacula-users] Incremental Backups - Deletion of files

2010-01-21 Thread Carlo Filippetto
If I understand well.. you can restore single file, ther's no problem on this, the problem is if the file is into your backup!! If you receive the mail an tuesday and you delete it on thursday, obviusly you can't find it in monday backup You have to do a full or differential backup every weekend, a

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula hangs "waiting for execution"...

2010-01-21 Thread Carlo Filippetto
As someone sad, this problem was discussed few time ago, in other tread Otherwise, I have got the same problem, my sendmail work fine, but something where wrong with bacula. Try disabling 'mailcommand' and 'operatorcommand' of your messages. In this way you can check if the problem is there. If th

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula console not responding

2010-01-21 Thread nunatarsuaq
It stops after entering the date or sometimes later after entering directory list but sooner or later it always happens. I waited max 15 minutes until I killed bconsole (BTW no idea why I have to press Ctr+C four times and not just one). 2010/1/20 Dan Langille : > nunatarsuaq wrote: >> >> After mo

[Bacula-users] Incremental Backups - Deletion of files

2010-01-21 Thread CoolAtt NNA
Hi All.. I want to use bacula for backing up mailboxes(IMAP) /var/vmail/ If I use incremental backups(assuming i start backing up on Monday) & on thursday i deleted an important file,then I can only restore that file from the full monday backup. Prob is if that important file came on tuesday