I guess my post was a bit confusing. I only have one director. Installing anything would be a client. Your list of instructions was exactly what I was trying to convey. I think you did a better job. Thanks for clearing up what I may have confused Daniel with.
Robert On 11/17/07 3:26 PM, "Michael Lewinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Robert, > > You do NOT want to restore with bacula-dir, you need only to install > the client on the other windows server. The restore is performed on > the director machine (the original bacula director daemon). > > 1) connect to director > 2) install bacula-fd on the "other server" > 3) open bacula-dir.conf on the main server > 4) define the new client (the new "server") as per the bacula-fd > definitons in step 2 and save. > from next step on bconsole: > 5) type "reload" > 6) type "restore" > 7) choose the job/client you wish to restore > 8) mark files > 9) after all done, and before you proceed with restore, type "mod" > 10) choose the NEWLY DEFINED client (as per step 4) > 11) type "yes" and wait for the restore to proceed over the net to the > new "server". > > Good luck ! > > Michael > > On Nov 18, 2007 12:00 AM, Robert LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Don't reuse the client definition. Just set-up a new client definition for >> the new server so that both are contactable by the console. Be sure that the >> passwords match from the fd config to the dir config. Once you can do an >> estimate on the new server type the restore command. Select the old client >> and then after you selected the files and before you select yes to run the >> job. Hit the modify key and change the client to the new server. Run the job >> and the files will be restored to the new machine. I do this all the time, >> in fact I just recovered a machine by restoring the fd config to a different >> machine, then job Bacula up and running and then restored all the files back >> to the machine. >> >> Robert >> >> >> On 11/17/07 1:23 PM, "daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> I made some backups from one win server. All done. I'm trying to >>> restore some files from a backup on another server win server. Is this >>> possible? I installed bacula-win on the server where i want to restore >>> all these files, I changed the IP of the client in bacula-dir.conf >>> and I tried to restore but it doesn't work. How can I do this? >>> Thank in advance for any advice >> >> >> Robert LeBlanc >> College of Life Sciences Computer Support >> Brigham Young University >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (801)422-1882 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> > > Robert LeBlanc College of Life Sciences Computer Support Brigham Young University [EMAIL PROTECTED] (801)422-1882 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
