Hi list, I’ve a bacula system based on disk volume that I need to refresh (new install). There is a way to mantain the “current status” (volumes, catalog and other if needed) when migrating the system to a new installation?
Thanks in advance
5 thoughts on - CentOS And Bacula
Hi Alessandro,
Just backup your database and you’ll be fine. If there’s a need you cal always ‘bscan’ your old volumes.
Regards, Fabio Almeida
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Alessandro Baggi
Hi Fabio, thanks for your reply. (I’m new with bacula). To make things more clear:
1) Reinstall CentOS and software;
2) Configure database and import catalog
3) Copy last valid configuration for dir, sd,fd and console.
4) Re-attach my disk backup device with last volumes
That’s all?
Another question is about Catalog backup. When I need to restore a backup, bacula reads catalog and performs restore if possibile. When a backup is perfomed, all info are saved on catalog. From many how-to I found that people make ct backup directly from bacula client and not from script (pg_dump…). Then today I follow this method because seems to be the most valid. Why? What method is better?
Can I restore a catalog backup without bacula installed?
Can I restore a catalog backup with bacula installed but without a valid catalog imported?
I hope I was clear.
Thanks in advance.
Il 02/12/2015 13:02, Fabio Almeida ha scritto:
Alessandro Baggi wrote:
Why? This isn’t Windows, so why reinstall CentOS, or are you building a new system, or migrating one from 6 to 7?
mark
5 thoughts on - CentOS And Bacula
Hi Alessandro,
Just backup your database and you’ll be fine. If there’s a need you cal always ‘bscan’ your old volumes.
Regards, Fabio Almeida
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Alessandro Baggi
Hi Fabio, thanks for your reply. (I’m new with bacula). To make things more clear:
1) Reinstall CentOS and software;
2) Configure database and import catalog
3) Copy last valid configuration for dir, sd,fd and console.
4) Re-attach my disk backup device with last volumes
That’s all?
Another question is about Catalog backup. When I need to restore a backup, bacula reads catalog and performs restore if possibile. When a backup is perfomed, all info are saved on catalog. From many how-to I found that people make ct backup directly from bacula client and not from script (pg_dump…). Then today I follow this method because seems to be the most valid. Why? What method is better?
Can I restore a catalog backup without bacula installed?
Can I restore a catalog backup with bacula installed but without a valid catalog imported?
I hope I was clear.
Thanks in advance.
Il 02/12/2015 13:02, Fabio Almeida ha scritto:
Alessandro Baggi wrote:
Why? This isn’t Windows, so why reinstall CentOS, or are you building a new system, or migrating one from 6 to 7?
mark
Il 02/12/2015 16:31, m.roth@5-cent.us ha scritto:
I’m migrating from a machine to another (new hardware)
Alessandro Baggi wrote:
Ah! So it’s install CentOS, not reinstall.
mark “moi? picky about language?”