James Harper wrote: > Has anyone attempted to run the Bacula FD on a Linksys NSLU2 or similar > NAS device? For anyone who doesn't know, the NSLU2 (as shipped from > Linksys) is a ARM (I think) based NAS box with USB2 ports on it for > plugging in external disks. There are a few Linux distributions > available for it, including Debian and OpenWRT. > > I ask because one of our clients has a building which is physically > separate from the main building but still connected via high speed > network, which would make an excellent semi-offsite backup, but the > environment is pretty hostile (they are a foundry - lots of metal dust > and sand) so anything with a fan is not such a good idea. Obviously > Just for this I'll not recommend placing HDD backup there. If you could get a room (even small one)there with air cleaning unit it is possible.
> there are plenty of x86 based box's which would probably meet the > criteria, but the NSLU2 is pretty cheap and if it works it would be > perfect. > > Obviously this doesn't replace their current really-offsite backups, but > it would give them easier access to the data if required, and a fire in > the main office would be unlikely to reach this other building. > > Thanks > > James > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > Just an idea???? Why you do not use NSLU2 in his primary task (NAS drive) and put your backup there instead of running bacula on it???? Hristo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
