Comments on: Backups with Bacula: A cross-platform system to archive your data http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/ Open Source, Open Standards Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:33:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: daemeonr http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1410 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:37:03 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1410 Wierd. I thought I wrote: "Can bacula figure out the space available on a tape ..." Wierd. I thought I wrote: “Can bacula figure out the space available on a tape …”

]]> by: daemeonr http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1409 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:36:08 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1409 Can figure out the space available on a tape (space length) or do I have to specific the amount of storage available on the tape. This is coming from a long time Anaconda user ;{) Can figure out the space available on a tape (space length) or do I have to specific the amount of storage available on the tape.

This is coming from a long time Anaconda user ;{)

]]> by: daemeonr http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1408 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:34:28 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1408 A bare metal install to a raid? I believe this would only be possible if the OS does not see the component drives ... i.e. the controller must virtualize the drives into a single target device. If creating a meta-device (e.g. via MD) is required during OS install there are (currently) several non-obvious steps required to support bootup when the first (boot) device dies. A bare metal install to a raid? I believe this would only be possible if the OS does not see the component drives … i.e. the controller must virtualize the drives into a single target device. If creating a meta-device (e.g. via MD) is required during OS install there are (currently) several non-obvious steps required to support bootup when the first (boot) device dies.

]]> by: amomeni http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1239 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:34:29 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1239 What about live backups (open file backups) e.g mail, database etc? What about live backups (open file backups) e.g mail, database etc?

]]> by: tayhimself http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1048 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:04:34 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-1048 This article fails to answer one critical question when it comes to backup software. Does it do bare metal backups including disks that are in hardware or software RAID? This article fails to answer one critical question when it comes to backup software. Does it do bare metal backups including disks that are in hardware or software RAID?

]]> by: vibinlinux http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-961 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:27:33 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-961 Intersting .. Thank u geek Intersting .. Thank u geek

]]> by: Dan Gheorghe Somnea http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-660 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:23:05 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-660 I think it is a necessary reply to Norton Ghost. Norton Ghost 12.0. (see http://dan.somnea.free.fr/2C/index.php) Ghost accept an USB Maxtor One Touch HDD. This Bacula is an Open Source product. It allows backing up a Windows-based computer to be saved on another network node; this one contains a Linux-based Computer ... etc. Norton Ghost is written for Windows platform only. Moreover, the private person who makes backup/restore must know the inner architecture of system state very well. Otherwise, the surprise after restore could be unpleasant. The old Nbackup utility present on the Windows/XP SP2 (for Windows/NT4 platform) is an unhappy solution. Sincerely, prof. dr. ing. Dan Gheorghe Somnea I think it is a necessary reply to Norton Ghost.
Norton Ghost 12.0.
(see http://dan.somnea.free.fr/2C/index.php) Ghost accept an USB Maxtor One Touch HDD. This Bacula is an Open Source product. It allows backing up a Windows-based computer to be saved on another network node; this one contains a Linux-based Computer … etc.
Norton Ghost is written for Windows platform only. Moreover, the private person who makes backup/restore must know the inner architecture of system state very well. Otherwise, the surprise after restore could be unpleasant.
The old Nbackup utility present on the Windows/XP SP2 (for Windows/NT4 platform) is an unhappy solution.
Sincerely,
prof. dr. ing. Dan Gheorghe Somnea

]]> by: Robin Bowes http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-646 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4429/#comment-646 What on earth is "Medi", as in "Tapes and Other Medi"? Media is the plural of "medium". One can try a little too hard to be clever. :) What on earth is “Medi”, as in “Tapes and Other Medi”?

Media is the plural of “medium”.

One can try a little too hard to be clever. :)

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