Larry Ludwig wrote:
> Hi we are use bacula for our backups. So far I like all of it's
> features and how it performs. More research into the "Migrate" function
> and will not work the way it's currently implemented (2.2.6)
>
> We currently have a large NAS server which we backup all servers to on a
> nightly basis. No tape library is installed. We would like to use the
> Migrate function to move data off site via a VPN to another location
> after a specific age. At our other data center we also have a large NAS
> server.
>
> The issue is this which appears in the online docs:
>
> http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Migration.html
>
> "Migration is only implemented for a single Storage daemon. You cannot
> read on one Storage daemon and write on another."
>
> I tried it and sure enough it doesn't work. All jobs get into a waiting
> state.
>
> Since the other storage daemon is on another server located at our other
> data center, which means a seperate storage daemon, this then makes
> Migration function useless for what we would like to do. FYI to the
> developers this "feature" then makes the migrate function very limited.
> I would be curious why it was implemented this way.
>
> My question is how then can we implement off site backups via a network
> transfer. use rsync to move the existing bacula pool files?? Ideally I
> would like to do it directly within bacula. Is there a method to do
> this within bacula?
I don't think there currently exists any good method within Bacula. Your best
bet is probably to rsync the backup files for now. I would suggest triggering
an rsync (or other copy protocol) from a post job script.
If you wanted to get a little fancier, you could set up a job on the remote
end that bscan's the volumes into a separate director and catalog.
Also, there's rumored to be a new version coming up in the next few months, if
everything goes to plan. Typically kern puts out a request for voting on new
features, so keep an eye out to put your vote in for SD to SD migration.
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