Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-09 Thread Steven Haigh
On 09/06/14 18:38, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > Hello, > > On 06/08/2014 12:09 PM, Steven Haigh wrote: >> I do believe this is one of the biggest shortcomings of Bacula... The >> fact it is job based vs file based removes a lot of flexibility. > > This difference with TSM, is in fact one of the great

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-09 Thread Kern Sibbald
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, On 06/08/2014 12:09 PM, Steven Haigh wrote: > I do believe this is one of the biggest shortcomings of Bacula... The > fact it is job based vs file based removes a lot of flexibility. This difference with TSM, is in fact one of the great accide

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Steven Haigh
On 09/06/14 01:55, Phil Stracchino wrote: > On 06/08/14 06:09, Steven Haigh wrote: >> I do believe this is one of the biggest shortcomings of Bacula... >> The fact it is job based vs file based removes a lot of >> flexibility. > >> If I understand things properly, for a VirtualFull will: 1) Requir

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Phil Stracchino
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 06/08/14 06:09, Steven Haigh wrote: > I do believe this is one of the biggest shortcomings of Bacula... > The fact it is job based vs file based removes a lot of > flexibility. > > If I understand things properly, for a VirtualFull will: 1) Requi

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Steven Haigh
I do believe this is one of the biggest shortcomings of Bacula... The fact it is job based vs file based removes a lot of flexibility. If I understand things properly, for a VirtualFull will: 1) Require all volumes as stated below, and; 2) Require enough space to write the entire backup out again;

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Kern Sibbald
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, To do a VirtualFull you do need to have all backups since the last Full or VirtualFull available. I recommend against production use of SQLite, unless you have less than 10 machines. Normally there is no reason why an instance of MySQL/Postg

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Steven Haigh
Hi all, The one thing I can see tripping me up is that from what I understand, for a VirtualFull I will need access to ALL jobs since the last VirtualFull. In the case of a removable eSATA drive that won't be online all the time, I can't guarantee that access will be available to that drive. At t

Re: [Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-08 Thread Kern Sibbald
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I cannot help you with your overall design because I am more effective writing new code than helping with implementations (very important).  However a couple of points, which are my personal opini

[Bacula-users] Starting again with my bacula config...

2014-06-07 Thread Steven Haigh
Hi guys, So I'm starting from scratch again with my bacula config. I thought I'd try to get some pointers before I dive in head first again. My setup consists of multiple virtual machines. Some over GigE, some over an ADSL connection (6000/800kbit). My aim is to transfer as little as possible ove