Sean M Clark wrote:
> On 2010Jan20 9:19 AM, Carlo Filippetto wrote:
>> I don't know the answare, but if it runs samba means the the SO is
>> linux, so I think you can connect to it with ssh, and there I think
>> you can put and run one static-bacula-fd and the confing file..
>> If this works well in same folder you will find the mount point of his
>> disks, and you can find all the share
>> In this ways you can backup all the file with their permission, and
>> also the smb.conf file
>>
>> I never have tried this kind of solution, but in my opinion it sounds good
> [...]
>> 2010/1/20 Mikael Kermorgant <
mikael.kermorgant AT gmail DOT com>:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> We're planning to move file shares from a windows DC to a dedicated
>>> NAS appliance (something like a thecus N8800 for example).
>>>
>>> The NAS I've seen typically run samba, and can be joined to the domain
>>> to set up ACLs, but I've never seen any option to installl bacula fd
>>> on them.
>>>
>>> Before deciding for the hardware, I'd like to know how you cope with
>>> the backup of this type of appliance.
>>> Especially, is there a way to backup the acls ?
>
> I HAVE used a NAS appliance as a bacula storage daemon before. In
> principle, the idea of either obtaining or compiling (directly from the
> NAS) a bacula-fd to run directly on the NAS device is plausible, and
> might be the best way to save the filesystem metadata - in any case,
> it'd be able to back up everything the NAS itself knows including ACL,
> extended attributes, and so on.
>
> Coincidentally enough, I'm about to set up a second NAS as a bacula-sd
> box. Perhaps I'll try putting bacula-fd on it as well, in order to keep
> a backup of the NAS configuration files elsewhere at least.