[Bacula-users] 5.0.1: Copy job setup as documented leads to fatal error on

2010-11-04 Thread roos
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Re: [Bacula-users] Bad disk noises - replace the volume without restarting the backup?

2010-11-04 Thread Mikael Fridh
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Mark Luntzel wrote: > The answer is probably no but... > > I can hear the disk currently being written to making bad noises, and > the speed is extremely slow. Bad disk for sure, about to fail. This is > at the end of a multi-Terabyte backup, just about 500 gig left

[Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread Oliver Hoffmann
Hi all, I'll do backups to disk on a raid6 (28 TB) which is attached via fibre channel. There will be 50 clients with data ranging from a few MB to 100 GB or more for a full backup, tiny files from mail servers as well as large database ones. Speed and reliability are both important (as always).

Re: [Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread John Drescher
> I'll do backups to disk on a raid6 (28 TB) which is attached via > fibre channel. I recommend against using a single raid for backups. If the raid controller silently corrupts your raid or there is a file system problem you can easily loose all of your backups. I have seen both happen in my 15 y

[Bacula-users] Exchange plugin: Unable to restore

2010-11-04 Thread Michael Heydenbluth
Hello, I'm trying to backup/restore an Exchange database. Following configuration: W2K3 R2 Server (32) with Exchange 2003 SP2, bacula-fd 5.0.3 from the download area, bacula-sd and bacula-dir (5.0.3 - mysql) compiled from source to run on SLES 9. Backing up the "Information Store" works and I ca

Re: [Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread Martin Simmons
> On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:08:22 +0100, Oliver Hoffmann said: > > Should I do one big volume pool or better a few smaller ones? > I think one big pool is easier to manage. Consider using more than one pool if you want to keep some backups for longer than others, because Bacula can only recycle c

Re: [Bacula-users] Exchange plugin: Unable to restore

2010-11-04 Thread Graham Keeling
On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 03:34:35PM +0100, Michael Heydenbluth wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to backup/restore an Exchange database. > > Following configuration: > W2K3 R2 Server (32) with Exchange 2003 SP2, bacula-fd 5.0.3 from the > download area, > bacula-sd and bacula-dir (5.0.3 - mysql) comp

[Bacula-users] Restore after weof

2010-11-04 Thread rainbow7of9
Hello, yesterday we deltete our ultrium 2 media with [u...@host]$ mt -f /dev/st0 rewind [u...@host]$ mt -f /dev/st0 weof Is it possible to restore after this command, like giving the same label name again? Thanks! +-- |

Re: [Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread Oliver Hoffmann
> > I'll do backups to disk on a raid6 (28 TB) which is attached via > > fibre channel. > > I recommend against using a single raid for backups. If the raid > controller silently corrupts your raid or there is a file system > problem you can easily loose all of your backups. I have seen both > hap

Re: [Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread Oliver Hoffmann
> > On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 15:08:22 +0100, Oliver Hoffmann said: > > > > Should I do one big volume pool or better a few smaller ones? > > I think one big pool is easier to manage. > > Consider using more than one pool if you want to keep some backups > for longer than others, because Bacula can

[Bacula-users] PostgreSQL 9.0 - passes regresssion tests

2010-11-04 Thread Dan Langille
FYI, the latest svn version of Bacula passes the regression tests with PostgreSQL 9.0: http://regress.bacula.org/buildSummary.php?buildid=4916 -- Dan Langille -- http://langille.org/ -- The Next 800 Companies to Lead

Re: [Bacula-users] Restore after weof

2010-11-04 Thread Dan Langille
On Thu, November 4, 2010 5:23 am, rainbow7of9 wrote: > Hello, > > yesterday we deltete our ultrium 2 media > with > > [u...@host]$ mt -f /dev/st0 rewind > [u...@host]$ mt -f /dev/st0 weof > > > Is it possible to restore after this command, like giving the same label > name again? Short answer

Re: [Bacula-users] PostgreSQL 9.0 - passes regresssion tests

2010-11-04 Thread Mehma Sarja
Why does the click-through report that it failed the test? http://regress.bacula.org/viewTest.php?onlyfailed&buildid=4916 Mehma === On 11/4/10 9:19 AM, Dan Langille wrote: > FYI, the latest svn version of Bacula passes the regression tests with > PostgreSQL 9.0: > >http://regress.bacula.org/b

[Bacula-users] Can you tell which are active clients from Bacula's database?

2010-11-04 Thread Matthew Seaman
Hi there, We have a variable population of client machines being backed up by bacula. What I'd like to do is build a query for the bacula DB that will detect eg. if any clients haven't had a full backup within the last week. (Yes -- I know there are configuration options to automatically promot

Re: [Bacula-users] unable to label a tape

2010-11-04 Thread John Stoffel
> "Arnhold" == Arnhold writes: Arnhold> Because the the link Arnhold> /dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500e09e0001af92f-nst is static. When Arnhold> you change something in yout SCSI configuration the Arnhold> devicefile /dev/nstX could be changed and you have to change Arnhold> your config. The symli

Re: [Bacula-users] Fiber channel tapes permanent name howto ?

2010-11-04 Thread John Stoffel
Javier> I'm having the same problem that other thread in november 2008: Javier> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=BBDDF0B7CFFFCE4FB5110F0A37CE60030942EE%40q.leblancnet.us Javier> But I can't find a solution ... I've run into this issue too, but with just regular SCSI tape dr

Re: [Bacula-users] Exchange plugin: Unable to restore

2010-11-04 Thread Michael Heydenbluth
Graham Keeling schrieb: > On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 03:34:35PM +0100, Michael Heydenbluth wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to backup/restore an Exchange database. > > > > Following configuration: > > W2K3 R2 Server (32) with Exchange 2003 SP2, bacula-fd 5.0.3 from the > > download area, > > ba

Re: [Bacula-users] What are your suggestions for backups on a large RAID?

2010-11-04 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 11/04/10 10:08, Oliver Hoffmann wrote: > Hi all, > > I'll do backups to disk on a raid6 (28 TB) which is attached via > fibre channel. > There will be 50 clients with data ranging from a few MB to 100 GB or > more for a full backup, tiny files from mail servers as well as large > database ones.

Re: [Bacula-users] Bad disk noises - replace the volume without restarting the backup?

2010-11-04 Thread Thomas Mueller
>> So is there a way for me to replace that disk without invalidating the >> entire backup? Running on Linux with an external SATA / FW enclosure, >> bacula version 3.0.2 > > If there is a way to temporarily freeze a job (possible using signals) > to prevent it from writing anything while using L