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
  • 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
  • bextract
  • bscan
  • bcopy
  • btape
  • Other Programs
  • bsmtp
  • dbcheck
  • testfind
  • bimagemgr
  
  
• Testing Your Tape Drive With Bacula
  • Summary of Steps to Take to Get Your Tape Drive Working
  • btape
  • 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
  • Restoring a Server
  • Linux Problems or Bugs
  • FreeBSD Bare Metal Recovery
  • Solaris Bare Metal Recovery
  • Preparing Solaris Before a Disaster
  • Bugs and Other Considerations
  • 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
  
  
• 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
  • Restoring Your Linux Client with a Floppy
  • Linux Problems or 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 ...