SAC:Bacula

As of 2017 Bacula server runs on the SAC:Backups host.

= Configuration =

Configuration as of June, 2011

A Full copy is made every Sat. with incremental backups nightly.

This consists of the following directories: File = /boot File = /etc File = /var/www File = /home File = /osgeo File = /var/lib/mysql File = /var/lib/postgresql File = /var/lib/dpkg File = /var/lib/aptitude/pkgstates From each of the following machines:
 * adhoc, download, projects, osgeo6, qgis, secure, web, web18a, webextra, wiki

Trac currently gets trac_backup.zip which is generated during the daily backup cycle

= Administration =

General configuration is managed in /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf.

To review the backups and perform a restore you can use the bconsole application: sudo bconsole

Specific configuration of the file/tape storage is in the Storage director /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
 * Bacula uses the hard drive as a series of Tape drives.
 * Each Volume is a predetermined size (~500MB currently), when a volume fills bacula makes the next one.
 * Volumes older than a certain date or when volume increments have reach a configured maximum can be recycled into the available disk pool.


 * Useful commands

sudo bconsole #get into console

== once in console == list jobs #lists all jobs list job=BackupWiki #list all jobs with specific name and shows the dates and job id of each list joblog jobid=21541 #list details of a job like how many bytes backed up, date and # of files backed up   list jobfiles jobid=21541 #Lists the actual files backed up in this run list clients #list all job clients (each is dedicated to servicing a particular backup   run job=BackupWeb18a #manually triggers a named job to run and will return the job id

= Recovery =

Job { Name = "RestoreFiles" Type = Restore Client = backup.osgeo.osuosl.org-fd FileSet = "Full Set" Storage = File Pool = Default Messages = Standard Where = /tmp/bacula-restores } sudo bconsole *restore Then follow the prompts, using the above linked guide to help find the files you want.
 * If you use bconsole to recover data bacula does the work of finding the files you want and pulling them out of the various volumes.
 * Directory for recovered files is set in the bacula-dir.conf under:
 * Directions for how to restore