[Bacula-users] Disk volume management - catalog<>disk discrepencies

2010-05-17 Thread Craig Ringer
Hi folks I've been having a lot of problems with Bacula's disk volume management over time. Most issues seem to stem from cases where the catalog gets out of sync with the file system, like: - Volume inserted into catalog, creation of file on disk fails, volume remains in catalog - Write to vo

[Bacula-users] running bweb-mysql.sql gives errors

2010-05-17 Thread RYAN vAN GINNEKEN
Hello all using Ubuntu 8.04 LTS with bacula 3.0.2 compiled from source and bweb version 5.0.2 installed from the package found at the Bacula website. First of all i have managed to lock myself out by turning on the security setting in the bweb GUI configuration page. I tried to turn security ba

[Bacula-users] Restore problems (restore.c:975 Write error)

2010-05-17 Thread Willians Vivanco
Hi, i'm using bacula-dir Version: 2.4.4 (28 December 2008) i486-pc-linux-gnu debian 5.0 My problem is when i'm try to restore some files, bacula returns me an error message like: Error: restore.c:975 Write error on / And when i go to check the restore, i detect it writes me a little bit of th

Re: [Bacula-users] Problem with Volumes

2010-05-17 Thread John Drescher
2010/5/17 Daniel beas : > > Hi to all, > My name is Daniel Beas, i'm from Guadalajara Mexico and i'm new at this > list. > > I have implemented a bacula server and am making backups in files (i don't > have a tape drive). I have a volume for each client and i need to take out > all the files every

[Bacula-users] Problem with Volumes

2010-05-17 Thread Daniel beas
Hi to all, My name is Daniel Beas, i'm from Guadalajara Mexico and i'm new at this list. I have implemented a bacula server and am making backups in files (i don't have a tape drive). I have a volume for each client and i need to take out all the files every 2 weeks and then label a new volume

Re: [Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library

2010-05-17 Thread Lampzy
We have Overland Neo 200S 2U (SCSI interface). With CentOS 5.4 x86_64 works right out of the box. It's an entry level library but I think it is safe to say that Overland's NEO tape libraries are compatible. When you select a library make sure you have barcode reader. It's worth the extra money.

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 05/17/10 17:53, Joseph Spenner wrote: > Ok, it's not quite THAT bad! :) OK, I possibly exaggerated a little for effect. :) The one time I tried to get AMANDA set up, I really couldn't get anywhere with it, because it seemed it was designed for "tell it what to back up how often and what res

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Mon, 5/17/10, Phil Stracchino wrote: > > AMANDA has a totally different approach to backup > scheduling than > Bacula.  And I'll come right out and say that AMANDA's > approach makes my > brain hurt.  It's sort of like having a checkbook that > promises it'll be > balanced three times a m

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 05/17/10 16:11, Joseph Spenner wrote: > --- On Mon, 5/17/10, John Drescher wrote: >>> How would I configure such that it runs a full backup >> every 6 "runs"? >> >> Make the full backup weekly in the schedule instead of >> monthly. >> >>> By default, how many incrementals does it run before a >

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread Joseph Spenner
--- On Mon, 5/17/10, John Drescher wrote: > > How would I configure such that it runs a full backup > every 6 "runs"? > > Make the full backup weekly in the schedule instead of > monthly. > > > By default, how many incrementals does it run before a > full backup is run? > > This is set by you

Re: [Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread John Drescher
> My goal is to have the schedule such that there is always a FULL backup of > every host on each set of disks.  I'm not very clear of the syntax of the > config file though.  I currently have the default which all my clients are > currently using: > > Schedule { >  Name = "WeeklyCycle" >  Run =

Re: [Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library

2010-05-17 Thread Richard Scobie
Simone Martina wrote: > Someone, from this ML, has bought a new tape library working with Linux > and mtx-changer? While not on the scale you require, I am having very good results with an HP MSL2024 with a single LTO-4 1840 drive fitted. I imagine the larger family members will be no different

[Bacula-users] Scheduling configuration question

2010-05-17 Thread Joseph Spenner
I have bacula running with hard drive media (no tapes). There are 3 sets of 6 SATA disks with easily removable shuttles-- 1 set of 6 will always be kept off site. My goal is to have the schedule such that there is always a FULL backup of every host on each set of disks. I'm not very clear of t

Re: [Bacula-users] Volume in Status error after cancelling a job (5.0.2)

2010-05-17 Thread John Drescher
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Uwe Schuerkamp wrote: > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:59:53PM +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> each time I cancel a backup job, the next job bound for that volume on >> which the cancelled job ran Bacula marks the volume in error with a >> "file count

Re: [Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library

2010-05-17 Thread Alex Chekholko
On Mon, 17 May 2010 10:30:20 +0200 Simone Martina wrote: > Hi at all, > my boss give me a budget of 20.000$ to buy a new tape library for our > Bacula 5 server. I've tried to cross informations between MTX HCL > (http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/compatibility.php?sorttype=1&start=1&count=0) > and

Re: [Bacula-users] Volume in Status error after cancelling a job (5.0.2)

2010-05-17 Thread Uwe Schuerkamp
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:59:53PM +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp wrote: > Hi folks, > > each time I cancel a backup job, the next job bound for that volume on > which the cancelled job ran Bacula marks the volume in error with a > "file count mismatch". > > I don't recall bad behaviour like this from pr

Re: [Bacula-users] Automatic Eject tape once job finishes

2010-05-17 Thread Bob Hetzel
> From: taisgeal > Subject: [Bacula-users] Automatic Eject tape once job finishes > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <1273850935.m2f.334...@www.backupcentral.com> > > > Hello, > > I have read and reread dozens of threads on this board and at this stage am > at my wit's end.

Re: [Bacula-users] Alternatives to bat

2010-05-17 Thread Nikita Kipriyanov
17.05.2010 15:31, taisgeal пишет: > I find bat very useful for checking the state of backup media. However, I > find that in other ways, it is not so good, in particular when trying to > purge or prune tapes. It doesn't seem to understand "yes" and no" in > dialogues. I mostly use "bconsole", bu

Re: [Bacula-users] Automatic Eject tape once job finishes

2010-05-17 Thread Marcio Merlone
Em 15-05-2010 08:32, Koldo Santisteban escreveu: > Try using "RunAfterJob" option on the Job definition with a command > like "mt -f /dev/st0 eject" (using you scsi device path of course) I would like it to be executed when it asks for another tape only, since I can reuse the same tape along the

[Bacula-users] Alternatives to bat

2010-05-17 Thread taisgeal
I find bat very useful for checking the state of backup media. However, I find that in other ways, it is not so good, in particular when trying to purge or prune tapes. It doesn't seem to understand "yes" and no" in dialogues. I mostly use "bconsole", but like the convenience of tape viewing fr

[Bacula-users] Automatic Eject tape once job finishes

2010-05-17 Thread taisgeal
James Harper wrote: > > > > > Try using "RunAfterJob" option on the Job definition with a command > > > like "mt - > > > f /dev/st0 eject" (using you scsi device path of course) > > > > > > I don't think there is a StorageRunAfterJob, so your suggestion would > run it on the director which

[Bacula-users] win32bacula 5.0.2 bat crash

2010-05-17 Thread Ulrich Leodolter
hi anyone using successfully win32bacula 5.0.2 bat on winxp ? when i start bat i comes up and shows connected to director message but before i can do anything an error popup window is shown, but error message is empty! director runs on linux and is still at version 3.0.3, maybe this is the reaso

[Bacula-users] Logging bconsole activity

2010-05-17 Thread Dermot Beirne
Hi, Is it possible to log bconsole actvity, and where is it logging to? I had some issues where it appears an admin forgot to run the mount command after changing tapes, but i want to know if I can confirm this, or if there is another issue i need to be investigating in bacula. I'm using Bacula v

[Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library

2010-05-17 Thread Simone Martina
Hi at all, my boss give me a budget of 20.000$ to buy a new tape library for our Bacula 5 server. I've tried to cross informations between MTX HCL (http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/compatibility.php?sorttype=1&start=1&count=0) and HP, our main supplier. From HP I've selected these libraries: http:

[Bacula-users] FW: Bscan - No results to list

2010-05-17 Thread Ken
Has anyone used Migration with Bacula 3.0.2? The job migrated from tape to disk doesn't seem to exist. The original job, now marked 'M', is now longer migratable. What I am trying to do is: Migrate old Full backups from tape to disk, then migrate them on to new tapes for archiving. The old tapes