Hi everyone, I have a Samba server on CentOS 5.2 that I would like to and some backup service to, I have been trying to install Bacula, because I want to backup MS machines too, and there is a web GUI. But when searching around i google I get a bit confused. about what packages I need. Has anyone got bacula running on Centos or maybe guide in the right direction. Tronn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20081101/5daf5f15/attachment-0004.html>
On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 15:42 +0100, Tronn W?rdahl wrote:> Hi everyone, > > I have a Samba server on CentOS 5.2 that I would like to and some > backup service to, I have been trying to install Bacula, because I > want to backup MS machines too, and there is a web GUI. But when > searching around i google I get a bit confused. about what packages I > need. > > Has anyone got bacula running on Centos or maybe guide in the right > direction.---- sure a bunch of us... CentOS 5, download from here...(install only EL5 packages that apply) http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50727&package_id=213714&release_id=619621 Server you would probably want bacula-mysql, bacula-bat, possibly bacula-mtx and possibly bacula-gconsole or bacula-wxconsole Any CentOS clients would only need the bacula-client Windows client, download from here... http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=50727&package_id=110235&release_id=632261 Craig
Tronn W?rdahl wrote:> Hi everyone, > > I have a Samba server on CentOS 5.2 that I would like to and some backup > service to, I have been trying to install Bacula, because I want to backup > MS machines too, and there is a web GUI. But when searching around i google > I get a bit confused. about what packages I need. > > Has anyone got bacula running on Centos or maybe guide in the right > direction.You might want to look at backkuppc as an alternative if you are mostly backing up to disk and accessing it online. The linking and compression scheme it uses will keep a larger history in less space. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:37:17 -0500 From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 and Bacula To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> Message-ID: <490C85BD.1060304 at gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Les wrote:> >Tronn W?rdahl wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have a Samba server on CentOS 5.2 that I would like to and some backup >> service to, I have been trying to install Bacula, because I want to backup >> MS machines too, and there is a web GUI. But when searching around i google >> I get a bit confused. about what packages I need. >> >> Has anyone got bacula running on Centos or maybe guide in the right >> direction. > >You might want to look at backkuppc as an alternative if you are mostly >backing up to disk and accessing it online. The linking and compression >scheme it uses will keep a larger history in less space.Hi, Between Bacula and Backuppc, based on list users experience, which is better to use? I intend to backup both Windows and Linux server. Can I use this to backup my linux mail server with Zimbra services shutdown? Can I use this to backup windows server machine without using Samba or it is the only way to go. I intend to read manual of these two when I got my machine to test, for a while maybe I can get some insight from those who have already experience using these tools. Thanks, junji aisalen.wordpress.com Linux Registered User #253162 CentOS User Get your preferred Email name! Now you can @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com. http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 21:26, Jun Salen wrote: > > Between Bacula and Backuppc, based on list users experience, which is better > to use? I intend > > to backup both Windows and Linux server. Can I use this to backup my linux > mail server with > > Zimbra services shutdown? Can I use this to backup windows server machine > without using Samba > > or it is the only way to go. I intend to read manual of these two when I got > my machine to test, for a > > while maybe I can get some insight from those who have already experience > using these tools. > > You can do all that with both tools. > > Bacula is tape oriented, so if you're backing up to tape it's going to > be the tool for you. It also supports backing up to disk, but it backs > up to disk as if it was a tape (a set of tapes, actually) which is > kind of awkward. In my opinion, Bacula's user interface is kind of > weird too. > > Backuppc backs up to disk only, but it has a great advantage that it > finds duplicate files and uses hardlinks to reduce storage usage, so > it can usually back up much more data than Bacula in the same space. > Another advantage of Backuppc is that it backs up using rsync or tar > over ssh or smbtar for Windows, so in general you don't need to > install an agent on the client machines. It's web interface is also > very good. > > So, you should choose mainly based on the media you're using for backups. > > IMHO, if you still use tapes, forget the past and move to the future > of disk-based backups, and adopt Backuppc as your tool. > > HTH, > Filipe >Hi Filipe, Thanks for giving me insights. I have HP StorageWorks D2D2500 machine on the way, I wonder if I can put CentOS on the machine then putting Backuppc after or the machine is already ready to use without needing additional software to install. I will read included manual when I get it although I am sure that it is available from HP site. I just do not have time yet to read it. Again thanks. Jun S. New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/