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It comes in the night and sucks the essence from your computers.

Kern Sibbald

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
What is Bacula?
- Who Needs Bacula?
- Bacula Components or Services
- Bacula Configuration
- Conventions Used in this Document
- Quick Start
- Terminology
- What Bacula is Not
- Interactions Between the Bacula Services
The Current State of Bacula
- What is Implemented
- Advantages of Bacula Over Other Backup Programs
- Current Implementation Restrictions
- Design Limitations or Restrictions
System Requirements
- System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
- Supported Operating Systems
Supported Tape Drives
- Supported Tape Drives
- Unsupported Tape Drives
- FreeBSD Users Be Aware!!!
- Supported Autochangers
Getting Started with Bacula
- Understanding Pools, Volumes and Labels
- Setting Up Bacula Configuration Files
- Testing your Configuration Files
- Testing Bacula Compatibility with Your Tape Drive
- Get Rid of the /lib/tls Directory
- Running Bacula
- Log Rotation
- Disaster Recovery
Installing Bacula
- General
- Upgrading Bacula
- Dependency Packages
- Supported Operating Systems
- Building Bacula from Source
- What Database to Use?
- Quick Start
- Configure Options
- Recommended Options for most Systems
- RedHat
- Solaris
- FreeBSD
- Win32
- Windows Systems with CYGWIN Installed
- Kern's Configure Script
- Installing Bacula
- Building a File Daemon or Client
- Auto Starting the Daemons
- Other Make Notes
- Installing Tray Monitor
  - GNOME
  - KDE
  - Other window managers
- Modifying the Bacula Configuration Files
Critical Items to Implement Before Going Production
- General
- Critical Items
- Recommended Items
A Brief Tutorial
- Before Running Bacula
- Starting the Database
- Starting the Daemons
- Interacting with the Director to Query or Start Jobs
- Running a Job
- Restoring Your Files
- Quitting the Console Program
- Adding a Second Client
- When The Tape Fills
- Other Useful Console Commands
- Debug Daemon Output
- Have Patience When Starting the Daemons or Mounting Blank Tapes
- Difficulties Connecting from the FD to the SD
- Daemon Command Line Options
- Creating a Pool
- Labeling Your Volumes
- Labeling Volumes with the Console Program
Customizing the Configuration Files
- Resource Directive Format
- Resource Types
- Names, Passwords and Authorization
- Detailed Information for each Daemon
Configuring the Director
- Director Resource Types
- The Director Resource
- The Job Resource
- The JobDefs Resource
- The Schedule Resource
- Technical Notes on Schedules
- The FileSet Resource
- The Client Resource
- The Storage Resource
- The Pool Resource
- The Catalog Resource
- The Messages Resource
- The Console Resource
- The Counter Resource
- Example Director Configuration File
Client/File daemon Configuration
- General
- The Client Resource
- The Director Resource
- The Message Resource
- Example Client Configuration File
Storage Daemon Configuration
- General
- Storage Resource
- Director Resource
- Device Resource
- Capabilities
- Messages Resource
- Sample Storage Daemon Configuration File
Messages Resource
- The Messages Resource
Console Configuration
- General
- The Director Resource
- The ConsoleFont Resource
- The Console Resource
- Console Commands
- Sample Console Configuration File
Monitor Configuration
- General
- The Monitor Resource
- The Director Resource
- The Client Resource
- The Storage Resource
- Sample Monitor configuration file and related daemons' configuration records.
Bacula Console
- General
- Configuration
- Running the Console Program
- Stopping the Console Program
- Alphabetic List of Console Commands
- Special dot Commands
- Special At (@) Commands
- Running the Console Program from a Shell Script
- Adding Volumes to a Pool
The Bacula Console Restore Command
- General
- The Restore Command
- Selecting Files by Filename
- Command Line Arguments
- Restoring Directory Attributes
- Restoring on Windows
- Restoring Files Can Be Slow
- Problems Restoring Files
- Example Restore Job Resource
- File Selection Commands
Catalog Maintenance
- Setting Retention Periods
- Compacting Your MySQL Database
- Repairing Your MySQL Database
- Repairing Your PostgreSQL Database
- Compacting Your PostgreSQL Database
- Compacting Your SQLite Database
- Migrating from SQLite to MySQL
- Backing Up Your Bacula Database
- Backing Up Third Party Databases
- Database Size
Automatic Volume Recycling
- Automatic Pruning
- Prunning Directives
- Recycling Algorithm
- Recycle Status
- Making Bacula Use a Single Tape
- A Daily, Weekly, Monthly Tape Usage Example
- Automatic Pruning and Recycling Example
- Manually Recycling Volumes
Basic Volume Management
- Key Concepts and Resource Records
- An Example
- Backing up to Multiple Disks
- Considerations for Multiple Clients
Using Pools to Manage Volumes
- The Problem
- The Solution
- Overall Design
- The Actual Conf Files
Backup Strategies
- Simple One Tape Backup
- Manually Changing Tapes
- Daily Tape Rotation
Autochangers Support
- Autochangers - General
- Knowing What SCSI Devices You Have
- Example Scripts
- Slots
- Multiple Devices
- Device Configuration Records
- An Example Configuration File
- Specifying Slots When Labeling
- Dealing with Multiple Magazines
- Simulating Barcodes in your Autochanger
- The Full Form of the Update Slots Command
- FreeBSD Issues
- Testing the Autochanger and Adapting Your mtx-changer Script
- Using the Autochanger
- Barcode Support
- Bacula Autochanger Interface
Supported Autochangers
- Supported Autochanger Models
Data Spooling
- Data Spooling Directives
- !!! MAJOR WARNING !!!
- Other Points
Bacula Frequently Asked Questions
Tips and Suggestions
- Examples
- Upgrading Bacula Versions
- Getting Notified of Job Completion
- Getting Email Notification to Work
- Getting Notified that Bacula is Running
- Maintaining a Valid Bootstrap File
- Rejected Volumes After a Crash
- Security Considerations
- Creating Holiday Schedules
- Automatic Labeling Using Your Autochanger
- Backing Up Portables Using DHCP
- Going on Vacation
- How to Excude File on Windows Regardless of Case
- Executing Scripts on a Remote Machine
- Recycling All Your Volumes
- Backing up ACLs on ext3 or XFS filesystems
- Total Automation of Bacula Tape Handling
- Running Concurrent Jobs
Volume Utility Tools
- Specifying the Configuration File
- Specifying a Device Name For a Tape
- Specifying a Device Name For a File
- Specifying Volumes
- bls
  - Listing Jobs
  - Listing Blocks
- bextract
- bscan
- bcopy
  - bcopy Command Options
- btape
  - Using btape to Verify your Tape Drive
  - btape Commands
- Other Programs
- bsmtp
- dbcheck
- testfind
- bimagemgr
  - bimagemgr installation
  - bimagemgr usage
Testing Your Tape Drive With Bacula
- Summary of Steps to Take to Get Your Tape Drive Working
- btape
  - Using btape to Verify your Tape Drive
  - Linux SCSI Tricks
- Tips for Resolving Problems
- Recovering Files Written to Tape With Fixed Block Sizes
- Tape Blocking Modes
What To Do When Bacula Crashes (Kaboom)
- Traceback
- Testing The Traceback
- Getting A Traceback On Other Systems
- Manually Running Bacula Under The Debugger
- Getting Debug Output from Bacula
The Windows Version of Bacula
- General
Disaster Recovery Using Bacula
- General
- Important Considerations
- Steps to Take Before Disaster Strikes
- Bare Metal Recovery on Linux with a Bacula Rescue CDROM
- Requirements
- Directories
- Preparation for a Bare Metal Recovery
- Creating a Bacula Rescue CDROM
- Putting Two or More Systems on Your Rescue Disk
- Restoring a Client System
- Boot with your Bacula Rescue CDROM
  - Start the Network:
  - Partition Your Hard Disk(s):
  - Format Your Hard Disk(s):
  - Mount the Newly Formatted Disks:
  - Restore and Start the File Daemon:
  - Restore Your Files:
  - Final Step:
  - Reboot:
- Restoring a Server
- Linux Problems or Bugs
- FreeBSD Bare Metal Recovery
- Solaris Bare Metal Recovery
- Preparing Solaris Before a Disaster
- Bugs and Other Considerations
  - Directory Modification and Access Times are Modified on pre-1.30 Baculas :
  - Strange Bootstrap Files:
- Disaster Recovery of Win32 Systems
- Resetting Directory and File Ownership and Permissions on Win32 Systems
- Alternate Disaster Recovery Suggestion for Win32 Systems
- Restoring to a Running System
- Additional Resources
Using Bacula to Encrypt Communications to Clients
- Communications Ports Used
- Encryption
- A Picture
- Certificates
- Securing the Data Channel
- Modification of bacula-dir.conf for the Data Channel
- config Files for stunnel to Encrypt the Data Channel
- Starting and Testing the Data Encryption
- Encrypting the Control Channel
- Modification of bacula-dir.conf for the Control Channel
- config Files for stunnel to Encrypt the Control Channel
- Starting and Testing the Control Channel
- Using stunnel to Encrypt to a Second Client
- Creating a Self-signed Certificate
- Getting a CA Signed Certificate
- Using ssh to Secure the Communications
Bacula Security Issues
- Configuring and Testing TCP Wrappers with Bacula
- Running as non-root
Dealing with Firewalls
- Technical Details
- A Concrete Example
Using Bacula to Improve Computer Security
- The Details
- Running the Verify
- What To Do When Differences Are Found
- A Verify Configuration Example
Bacula^® - RPM Packaging FAQ
- Answers
The Bootstrap File
- File Format
- Automatic Generation of Bootstrap Files
- A Final Example
Catalog Services
- General
- Sequence of Creation of Records for a Save Job
- Database Tables
  - MySQL Table Definition
Installing and Configuring MySQL
- Installing and Configuring MySQL - Phase I
- Installing and Configuring MySQL - Phase II
- Re-initializing the Catalog Database
- Linking Bacula with MySQL
Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL
- Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL - Phase I
- Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL - Phase II
- Re-initializing the Catalog Database
- Converting from MySQL to PostgreSQL
- Credits
Installing and Configuring SQLite
- Installing and Configuring SQLite - Phase I
- Installing and Configuring SQLite - Phase II
- Linking Bacula with SQLite
- Testing SQLite
- Re-initializing the Catalog Database
The Bacula internal database is no longer supported, please do not use it.
- Internal Bacula Database
Disaster Recovery Using a Bacula Rescue Floppy
- General
- Important Considerations
- Steps to Take Before Disaster Strikes
- Bare Metal Floppy Recovery on Linux with a Bacula Floppy Rescue Disk
- Restrictions
- Directories
- Preparation for a Bare Metal Recovery
  - Creating an Emergency Boot Disk
  - Creating a Bacula Rescue Disk
- Restoring Your Linux Client with a Floppy
  - Boot with your Emergency Floppy
- Linux Problems or Bugs
  - Bugs
- tomsrtbt
Bacula Copyright, Trademark, and Licenses
- GPL
- LGPL
- Public Domain
- Trademark
- Disclaimer
GNU General Public License
- Table of Contents
- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Preamble
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
GNU Lesser General Public License
- Table of Contents
- GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Preamble
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
Bacula Projects
Thanks
- Copyrights and Trademarks
Bacula Bugs
Variable Expansion
- General Functionality
- Bacula Variables
- Full Syntax
- Semantics
- Examples
Director Index
File Daemon Index
Storage Daemon Index
Console Index
General Index
About this document ...

2005-06-01