Hello, > Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:22:05 -0500 > From: mikee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] need help managing disk configuration > Cc: bacula-users <bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Kyle Marsh might have said: > > Hello again all, > > > > I've tried looking in the manual for help, but I've found that while > > the manual is fairly comprehensive, it's not remarkably accessible; > > that is, while I'm sure my answers are probably in there somewhere, > > I'm not at all sure that I could find them, so I come to you for help. > > On this page, http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Automated_Disk_Backup.html, > > the manual describes one way to do disk backups. It seems very > > straightforward and easy to understand. For simplicity, it only backs > > up a single client. It does not, however, describe how to add more > > clients to make a practical system. I would like, if possible, some > > clarification as to the effect of the "Maximum Volume Jobs" directive. > I've modified my bacula-dir.conf file as mentioned in the link above > to have pools for full, differential, and incremental. This setup > seems to be working fine for a single client, the bacula server > itself. Now I'm expanding my test to include other clients. As I > include additional clients do I need to multiply the 'Maximum Volumes > = 8' (for the Full pool) to be maximum volumes * number of clients > = 8 * 2 = 16 and should I do this for all pools? The current Development manual attempts to explain that problem a bit better. > Does the restore job allways use the Default Pool regardless of > which pool a volume (for a job) resides? Can a restore job restore > a file from a volume that is in the Incremental Pool even though > the Restore Job specifes the Default Pool? In general, restore either asks or figures out everything it needs to know to get the files back. The newer the version of Bacula, the smarter it is (1.32 was pretty dumb, 2.1.x is quite smart). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
