On Saturday 03 May 2008 12:32:47 Peter Koch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> did anyone implemented a backup solution for mobile clients like laptops,
> etc? For some Desktops i am using Wake on Lan and client side shutdown, but
> mobile Clients aren´t really handle with a regular schedule, I am searching
> about some hints ...
>
> Many thanks,
> Peter

Hi.

I've configured consoles with appropriate ACLs for laptops so that they can 
run their jobs themselves, and then created batch-file onto their desktop. 
That connects to bacula-dir and runs the job. As all the machines have 
generally quite static IP within LAN, the director knows how to contact them.

For laptops outside LAN, I use OpenVPN to let them connect to the server, get 
always the same IP, and run their jobs over VPN. OpenVPN can be started 
automatically within the batch-script too and it disconnects when it's closed 
or laptop is turned off.

The only issue I have to solve now, is to figure out how to push certain 
backup-levels (instead of incremental all the time) to jobs without having 
"Schedule" directive specified.

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