Re: [Bacula-users] Fwd: Who talks to whom in bacula?

John Drescher wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
> Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Who talks to whom in bacula?
> To: Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT com>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT 
> com> wrote:
>   
>> I would like to understand the way data flows in Bacula a bit better.
>> Does the user data that is being backed up flow straight from the SD to
>> the FD? Or does the SD send the data to the director, and the director
>> then sends the data on to the FD?
>>
>> The reason I'm asking is that I would like to set up bacula to back up
>> data locally on another site. Basically, I would like the director to be
>> on a computer in, say, San Diego, and both the SD and FD would be on the
>> same local network in, say, Los Angeles. The same director should also
>> be able to control a similar SD/FD combination in Miami, New York and
>> Seattle.
>>
>> Obviously, that's not practical if all data has to flow over the
>> Internet and through the director, but if the director only exchanges
>> control information with SD and FD, it might be very practical. Thus my
>> question.
>>
>>     
>
> This is in the manual. During a backup FD initiates a connection to the SD.
>
> http://bacula.org/en/rel-manual/What_is_Bacula.html#SECTION00420000000000000000
>
> John
>   
Thank you - I suppose I should have RTFM ;-) Sorry about that!

A lot of great information in this discussion, though!

Kevin


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