Re: [Bacula-users] Can Windows version compare to Retrospect
Chris Hoogendyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [...] That's just a few items. My familiarity with Retrospect is a bit aged, and I'm not as deep into Bacula as many on the list. Thanks for the friendly and informative summary. Can bacula be made to use compression. And I'm guessing it can but what compression? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Can Windows version compare to Retrospect
Not a troll. Just looking for a basic idea of comparables. My background is mostly Unix/Linux. However I've taken up video editing and other detailed graphics work. Is the MS windows side of bacula still being developed and can it be compared to something like (Dantz EMC) Retrospect. Now I'm having to learn detailed stuff about running windows. One big factor is backup. I've had a little experience with Bacula but all linux usage. Now I've been looking at a windows based tool called Retrospect and have learned a little about it. I think getting at the backups may be better setup in Bacula. But my bacula experience was quite limited. Can someone who knows bacula well offer a few comments comparing it to Retrospect? - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Is Bacula for me: Videography business backups
Arno Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Currently, the windows FD is running stable and reliable IMO. Unfortunately, I have some problems with VSS backups (windows' name for volume snapshots) where files can't be accessed when I do a snapshot but can be accessed without VSS. For backups of data files not in use during backup operations, this should not be a problem. I'm not sure I'm following you here. Are you saying I would not be able to backup files that were in use? Or just not in some special circumstances...? I'm not sure what role VSS plays or when it might be used but I would need to routinely be able to backup files that are in use. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Is Bacula for me: Videography business backups
I hope this doesn't sound too dumb here: I have a small Event videography business that uses almost exclusively windows XP pro and adobe or canopus tools. I am a longtime linux user (from before starting this business) and have had a few go arounds with bacula. I was able to get it running at that time (about 1.5 yrs ago maybe) but ended up realizing I could do all I needed with rsync and rsnaphot. My needs were not demanding and not critical. I now have need of systematic backup of what can often be really huge video media files. Often to the tune of 20+gb per file. And of course numerous smaller files. 1 project while underway can have 80gb or more space tied up. Not counting the OS in use or the applications involved. And these are my beginner projects. There may be several laying around on 4 250 GB drives spread across two machines. So cutting to the chase: Is bacula a viable candidate for this job? When I last used it, the windows part was not well developed. I've looked at some of the commercial choices but would prefer an open source solution. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Is Bacula for me: Videography business backups
Arno Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, On 11/6/2006 8:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope this doesn't sound too dumb here: Definitely not. I have a small Event videography business that uses almost exclusively windows XP pro and adobe or canopus tools. I am a longtime linux user (from before starting this business) and have had a few go arounds with bacula. I was able to get it running at that time (about 1.5 yrs ago maybe) but ended up realizing I could do all I needed with rsync and rsnaphot. My needs were not demanding and not critical. Good starting point IMO - first determining what you need and then finding the simplest solution for that. Not always the way people work :-) I now have need of systematic backup of what can often be really huge video media files. Often to the tune of 20+gb per file. And of course numerous smaller files. 1 project while underway can have 80gb or more space tied up. Not counting the OS in use or the applications involved. And these are my beginner projects. There may be several laying around on 4 250 GB drives spread across two machines. So cutting to the chase: Is bacula a viable candidate for this job? When I last used it, the windows part was not well developed. Currently, the windows FD is running stable and reliable IMO. Unfortunately, I have some problems with VSS backups (windows' name for volume snapshots) where files can't be accessed when I do a snapshot but can be accessed without VSS. For backups of data files not in use during backup operations, this should not be a problem. Apart from that I think the FD under windows is stable. Short answer, without knowing all details about your backup needs: Bacula could be one backup solution for your needs. I've looked at some of the commercial choices but would prefer an open source solution. Good choice ;-) Anyway, what I'd suggest for you (keep in mind I would have to know more about your setup) would be to run backups either to disk - an external subsystem, configured as RAID5, from a reliable manufacturer - or use a tape autochanger. Your choice will depend on your available backup window, network throughput during backup time, storage device speed, and your needs regarding archival time, restore time, and ease of administration. A little more about my setup: 4 machines, 3 winxp pro heavily loaded for video graphics work mostly with nearly all the main adobe tools. The fourth machine is my linux desktop which doesn't figure large in the video work but is on gigabit ethernet with the others. And would not really need to be involved in the bacula work. Relying on rsnapshot for the linux os and small amount of other data. What ever I finally end up backing up with, it would most likely be to disk not tape just for the simplicity and availablitity. You mentioned raid5. I've been meaning to study up on the different raid setups but currently know zero about it. Why raid5? Is it particulary well suited in some way? A typical kind of need I would have would be during a project to have daily full backup and maybe 4hr incrementals or something along that line. That would pile up a hefty amount of data very soon so maybe not quite that intense but close. I do plan to either buy prebuilt/configured NAS which could be the destination or create a linux home NAS with gentoo linux running as many SATA discs as one OS can muster ... well something like 6-8 I guess giving about 1 terabyte of space. That would not all be bacula destination of coures but would be holding all kinds of source material etc. Long as we are at it maybe you have some suggestions about the NAS stuff too. I'm looking at this chart: http://www.tomsnetworking.com/nas/charts/index.html?chart=135 and thinking the Thecus setup is so much faster than any of the rest... I may shoot for that at some point but for now just beef up my linux desktop with a PCI sata controller and several large sata drives. - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] filter mysql output
Just getting started with bacula and mysql, using the section of the manual `Installing and Configuring MySQL' There is a little piece in there: o take a closer look at the access privileges that you have setup with o the above, you can do: mysql-directory/bin/mysql -u root mysql select * from user; I have no experience with mysql but I see this output looks kind of like corn and chickenpoop scattered around a chicken coop. Really close study will allow one to see what it is and means I guess but I wondered if there is some kind of filter one can use or a redirect thru something that will make that kind of output human parsable? --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Re: password snafu
Martin Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Reader I've forgotten how the passwording works. When Mysql was Reader installed a root password was created but not sure how to Reader let bacula know about it. And not sure really if that is Reader even the problem... Bacula shouldn't know about the Mysql root password -- Bacula's Mysql user is bacula in your config, so you need to ensure that that user exists in the Mysql system and has the same password as in our Catalog resource (see Bacula manual and mysqladmin). Oh yeah of course... Reader I can talk to the mysql daemon so I know its running and Reader accepting the password. Reader mysql -p ... works. Reader bacula-dir has the passwords generated on install already Reader in there and as I recall I didn't mess with those last Reader time, so I'm using the ones created on this install. That's probably correct, but these passwords are used when connecting between the Bacula daemons, not with the Mysql. Thanks for confirming how it works for me. I had gotten past this problem after a carefull reading of `Installing and configuring Mysql' It becomes apparant in the numberd walk thru, how these tools communicate. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] configure --prefix=/usr/local not honored
I just ran a build of latest cvs and was surprised to notice that with configure flag of --prefix=/usr/local set, bacula install everthing somewhere else. /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/etc/ is devoid of files involving bacula. Instead it overwrote my existing /usr/bin and /etc/bacula files. Which was why I gave it the prefix flag. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Re: configure --prefix=/usr/local not honored
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just ran a build of latest cvs and was surprised to notice that with configure flag of --prefix=/usr/local set, bacula install everthing somewhere else. /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/etc/ is devoid of files involving bacula. Instead it overwrote my existing /usr/bin and /etc/bacula files. Which was why I gave it the prefix flag. Please ignore this poorly infomed post... somehow --prefix=/usr/local never made it to the command line... --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] What does `version error for database' mean?
Gentoo Linux Mysql-5.0.16-r4 bacula cvs latest Just getting a newly built bacula started up and hitting this error when starting bacula. Let me say first, the mysql daemon is running. The bacula scripts to grant privs build db etc ran with no problems. I've run: create_mysql_database create_bacula_database grant_mysql_privileges grant_bacula_privileges No error output from them. The error below winds up by telling me to change the configuration in bacula-dir.conf but I don't see where from this error message. Version error for database bacula. Wanted 9, got 0 Full output below = root # ./bacula start -d100 Starting the Bacula Storage daemon bacula-sd: stored_conf.c:613 Inserting director res: reader-mon reader-sd: jcr.c:113 read_last_jobs seek to 188 reader-sd: jcr.c:120 Read num_items=0 Starting the Bacula File daemon bacula-fd: filed_conf.c:415 Inserting director res: reader-mon reader-sd: pythonlib.c:94 No script dir. prog=SDStartUp reader-fd: jcr.c:113 read_last_jobs seek to 188 reader-fd: jcr.c:120 Read num_items=0 reader-fd: pythonlib.c:94 No script dir. prog=FDStartUp reader-fd: filed.c:238 filed: listening on port 9102 reader-fd: bnet_server.c:83 Addresses host[ipv4:0.0.0.0:9102] reader-sd: bnet_server.c:83 Addresses host[ipv4:0.0.0.0:9103] reader-sd: stored.c:451 calling init_dev /tmp reader-sd: dev.c:242 init_dev: tape=0 dev_name=/tmp reader-sd: stored.c:453 SD init done /tmp Starting the Bacula Director daemon bacula-dir: dird.c:128 Debug level = 100 bacula-dir: mysql.c:81 db_open first time bacula-dir: mysql.c:142 mysql_init done bacula-dir: mysql.c:162 mysql_real_connect done bacula-dir: mysql.c:164 db_user=bacula db_name=bacula db_password= 22-Dec 20:41 bacula-dir: Fatal error: Version error for database bacula. Wanted 9, got 0 22-Dec 20:41 bacula-dir: Fatal error: Could not open database bacula. 22-Dec 20:41 bacula-dir: Fatal error: Version error for database bacula. Wanted 9, got 0 22-Dec 20:41 bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION Please correct configuration file: /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] password snafu
Gentoo linux mysql-5.0.16-r4 bacula-1.36.3-r2 I had a running bacula setup a while back and was just starting to learn how to use it for real work. Did a major reinstall of os and now back to square one, but also seems I've forgotten whatever I learned. First tried with the default config files intact to start bacula, it failed with similar output as below I've forgotten how the passwording works. When Mysql was installed a root password was created but not sure how to let bacula know about it. And not sure really if that is even the problem... I can talk to the mysql daemon so I know its running and accepting the password. mysql -p ... works. bacula-dir has the passwords generated on install already in there and as I recall I didn't mess with those last time, so I'm using the ones created on this install. I have run the create database scripts for mysql and bacula with no errors But starting bacula appears to fail at connecting with mysql daemon. Starting bacula from /var/lib/bacula/bacula start -d100 and then bconsole in a different xterm: root # ./bacula start -d100 Starting the Bacula Storage daemon bacula-sd: stored_conf.c:453 Inserting director res: reader-mon reader-sd: jcr.c:82 read_last_jobs seek to 188 reader-sd: jcr.c:89 Read num_items=0 Starting the Bacula File daemon bacula-fd: filed_conf.c:328 Inserting director res: reader-mon reader-fd: jcr.c:82 read_last_jobs seek to 188 reader-fd: jcr.c:89 Read num_items=0 reader-sd: stored.c:310 calling init_dev /mnt/pack/bacula reader-sd: stored.c:312 SD init done /mnt/pack/bacula reader-fd: filed.c:256 filed: listening on port 9102 reader-fd: bnet_server.c:88 Addresses host[ipv4:0.0.0.0:9102] reader-sd: bnet_server.c:88 Addresses host[ipv4:0.0.0.0:9103] Starting the Bacula Director daemon bacula-dir: dird.c:131 Debug level = 100 bacula-dir: mysql.c:81 db_open first time bacula-dir: mysql.c:141 mysql_init done bacula-dir: mysql.c:161 mysql_real_connect done bacula-dir: mysql.c:163 db_user=bacula db_name=bacula db_password= 21-Dec 14:53 bacula-dir: Fatal error: Could not open database bacula. 21-Dec 14:53 bacula-dir: Fatal error: mysql.c:169 Unable to connect to MySQL server. Database=bacula User=bacula It is probably not running or your password is incorrect. 21-Dec 14:53 bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION Please correct configuration file: /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
