2017-09-13 15:34 GMT+02:00 John Maag <[email protected]>:

> > [...]
> > Yes as any complex and highly configurable software, it take time to get
> it.
>
> [...]
> If software is hard to configure ti is because of a software problem.
>
> Look at it this way. Should I have to configure each and every part on my
> car to get them to work in unison to get me to and fro? No, of course not.


Every single day, I drive my Citroen C5.

I turn it on by slightly moving the key with a circular movement, than
simply move (a single move) the "gear" (automatic, BTW) and then.... gas
(and brakes). Nothing else.
Am I satisfied? Yes. Am I happy whis this? Yes.

A couple of years ago I got _REALLY_LUCKY_, when I was invited to Imola
racing circuit, to drive
<http://dvblog.soabit.com/images/damiano_imola_ferrari458.jpg> a Ferrari 458
<https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1305&bih=1020&q=Ferrari+458&oq=Ferrari+458&gs_l=img.3..35i39k1j0l9.3280.4565.0.5291.13.13.0.0.0.0.127.902.6j4.10.0....0...1.1.64.img..3.10.898.0..0i10k1.iBGig9tB8ek>
.
Still a car. That's for sure.
But it was not much similar to my C5. I needed _ONE_ whole preliminary lap,
the very first one, sitting aside the "professional driver", to let him
explain me several things, including "*how to turn the engine on/off*", "*how
to properly scale gears upword/downword*", "*how to handle brakes and
accelerator*", "*how to properly handle the steer*", etc. etc.
I was REALLY IMPRESSED by details that you need to take care, when driving
a racing car. Still a "car". Only a "racing" one :-)

Ok. You got the idea.

*BareOS is a "racing Ferrari". Is not simply a "car". *


Back to your comment, I suggest you viewing it from a different angle. You
say:

I have read that Bacula/Bareos is difficult to configure for people with a
> lack of experience or background
>

IMHO, you should focus on "*people with a lack of experience of background*",
and not on the "*difficult to configure*".

Should you have asked me 15 years ago something like: "*I need a backup
infrastructure! Can you help me?*" I would have replyed promptly with a
(working) solution. Thinking to such a solution nowaday, let me laugh due
to the missing details that I would "push" to my proposed solution.

Backup infrastructure (expecially the enterprise-ones) are really complex
and IMHO people, expecially technical people, tend to oversimplify or even
miss LOTS of details.


[...]

> > And by default the configuration proposed (on community, or subscription
> > binary) contain all needed to make file disk backup, with GFS rotation.
> > Which can be a good start to learn how it works.
> > Every line in the conf file is also commented, with back reference to the
> > manual.
>
> I am not sure I am tracking here. Are you speaking of the suggestions made
> in this group or are you speaking of what paid support can do?
>

You have been already answered on this from Bruno.

I only add that BareOS documention is really detailed and "impressive" as
of general quality, with respect to other F/OSS products.
Nevertheless... reading the documention requires LOTS of time. And even
I.... have still to spend time... reading it.

IMHO there are NO mid-way: you work _HARD_ in understanding the whole
figure (that is really complex) or... simply pay for someone else (swapping
your money with your time).

And don't forget: BareOS is a "racing Ferrari". Is not a "car".

HTH.

Bye,
DV

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