On 1/17/2011 11:06 AM, Laxansh K. Adesara wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Langille [mailto:dan AT langille DOT org]
> Sent: 17 January 2011 16:01
> To: John Drescher
> Cc: jma AT schaubroeck DOT be; Laxansh K. Adesara;
> bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula help
>
> On 1/17/2011 10:52 AM, John Drescher wrote:
>>> Bacula consists of 3 different parts. A client (for the servers/pc's
> you
>>> want to backup), a storage daemon (to control the storage device) and
> a
>>> director (the controlling daemon).
>>>
>>> Only the client is officially supported and released for windows. The
>>> director and storage daemon are not, so it'll be difficult to get
> those to
>>> run without a linux/solaris/... server. (as shown here) It has been
> done by
>>> some people, but it's not an easy and usually buggy thing to do.
>>>
>>
>> I agree. Its much better / easier to run the director, database and
>> storage on a linux, bsd or Solaris machine. And this is the only
>> supported configuration.
>
> One exception to that: the database server could run on anything.  It's
> a client-server relationship.  I see no technical issue with running the
>
> database (i.e. Catalog) on a remote system, which could be anything....

Please do not top post.  Emails are best read in chronological order.

 > Hi,
 >
 > Firstly, I would like to say thank you so much for your response.
 >
 > So If I install bacula server on ubuntu (As I have got Ubuntu machine at
 > my workplace) and client on windows machine and if I follow steps from
 > the following website
 >
 > http://www.devtoolshed.com/content/how-back-windows-bacula
 >
 > will it work?

I have not read that URL, but it should.

 > And one more thing Do I need to install my LTO Tape drive on Ubuntu or
 > remotely I can access it to store data as I have already installed on
 > window sever 2003 machine?

You will want that tape drive on the same system as your bacula-sd, 
which in your case is Ubuntu.  Start with bacula-dir, bacula-sd, and the 
database all on one server.  You will also want bacula-fd on that server 
so you can backup that server.

-- 
Dan Langille - http://langille.org/

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