Hi Tyler,
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 08:28:04AM +0100, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
> That is a perfectly normal design for enterprise backup systems. Bacula, for
> instance, allows the execution of arbitrary commands before and after backups
> run, so you can execute scripts to send wake-on-LAN and shutdown commands.
>
> I don't think Backuppc has this provision, but it shouldn't be too hard to
> add.
I suppose, you misunderstood Robert's question - he wants it the other
way around - clients power up the BackupPC server.
Tino.
> Regards,
> Tyler
>
> On Tuesday 13 October 2009 02:11:24 Robert Kosinski wrote:
> > Hello BackupPC-users,
> >
> > I have a scenario in my head and am soliciting feedback as to its
> > feasibility. Forgive me if this has been discussed before; I searched
> > the mailing list and wider Internet but couldn't come up with much
> > information. What I'd like to do is:
> >
> > 1. Set a schedule on the Windows clients to send Wake-on-LAN packets
> > once per day or immediately upon booting if it's been longer than the
> > desired interval. Why not the other way around? Well, the backup
> > server will be asleep, and I am not aware of a method to schedule a
> > self wake. Reading over documentation, it looks like wolcmd used in
> > conjunction with Windows' scheduler is up to the task, except I don't
> > know at this time how to specify to break schedule and trigger
> > immediately if it's been too long.
> >
> > 2. BackupPC does its thing and pulls data from the client(s).
> >
> > 3. When all jobs are finished, the machine puts itself to sleep,
> > shutting off cpus, hard drives, fans, etc.
> >
> > 4. Machine is off, waiting for the next magic packet before returning to
> > #1.
> >
> > I'm open to other power saving suggestions if this scenario sounds
> > nutty. Basically I'm looking to avoid 24/7 electricity costs when the
> > machine needs to run 30-90 minutes daily. I am not open to anything
> > that requires daily human intervention, even if it's just to press the
> > power button twice per day. Thanks for any assistance rendered.
> >
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