>>>>> On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:56:53 +0100, Adam Weremczuk said: > > Hi all, > > I'm running a very old Bacula 5.2.6 writing to equally old LTO-4 tapes > (pre-LTFS). Data is unencrypted. > > In the past I've successfully tested restoring outside "bconsole" with > "bextract" (.bsr files available) or "bls" followed by "bextract" (.bsr > files missing). > > This was all done on the box where Bacula runs from so it's not clear to > me whether "bextract" and "bls" consulted local Bacula database (MySQL) > or any customised local configuration files. My guess is they didn't.
They consult the bacula-sd.conf for info on the Device settings, so you should keep a copy of that somewhere. > So - if the Bacula box dies but I have the drive and tapes - will I be > able to access all data on tapes by connecting the drive to a new box > followed by "bextract" and "bls" commands alone? Yes, that should work. __Martin _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
