Hi,

28.01.2008 22:09, Travis Schafer wrote:
> 
> Hello,
>  
> I am responsible for managing backups at a K-12 school district that 
> maintains a fairly large server farm. This server farm consists mainly 
> of Linux servers, with a few Windows application servers, and three or 
> four major NetWare file servers.
>  
> I am planning on moving the NetWare servers to Linux, but need to keep 
> the NSS file system (which is Novell specific). I searched the list for 
> NSS backup info, but didn't find much. Here are my questions:
>  
> 1) Is anyone using Bacula to backup a Novell NSS file system?

As far as I know, not directly, i.e. running a FD on the Novell 
server. The most reasonable approach is, if you're running the Novell 
stuff under linux, running Novells tool to dump the 
filesystem-specific metadata first, and then back up the files from 
linux' point of view.

If you're running Novell natively, you have to mount the file systems 
you're interested in to a bacula client and back up from there. This 
will make it harder to get complete metatdata, though.

You might want to look through the list archives for posts from 
Richard White with OES and / or NSS in the subject to find more 
information...

> 2) Is there any progress on backup up NSS natively?

None that I know of.

> 3) If the answer to 2) is no, I may try to work on adding some NSS 
> capabilities. I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be duplicating 
> an existing project; or attempting to add capabilities that are 
> architecturally bad/unnecessary.

You might want to contact the -devel list and Richard White, as well 
as Novell/Suse. I guess if some users of Bacula show a real interest 
and are willing to work or pay for it, that NSS support could be 
possible soon.

Hope this get's you forward,

Arno

> Thanks,
>  
> Travis Schafer
> Carson City - Crystal Area Schools
> 
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