On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:19:28 +0100, Ulrich Leodolter wrote:


>> >
>> > do i really need a daily catalog backup ? (like the default setup)
>> >
>> > isn't it enough to dump (maybe rsync) the catalog database to other
>> > system(s) ?
>> >
>> Yes, that will be fine. Make sure you properly dump and not just rsync
>> the folder containing the database. I would have each dump compressed
>> and have the name of the file contain the date of the dump.
>> 
>> Here is what I do daily for a different database backup:
>> 
>> #! /bin/sh
>> mkdir -p /var/backup/mythtv
>> mysqlrepair --all-databases
>> /usr/bin/mysqldump -u mythtv -pmythtv mythconverg | /bin/bzip2 -c >
>> /var/backup/mythtv/mythtv-`date +%F`.bz2
>> 
>> 
> Hello,
> 
> I think about snapshot backup
> 
> http://www.lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/

if your host with bacula catalog database dies, you really wan't to have 
a catalog backup. re-creating the catalog from the tapes/disk isn't 
really a fun task (if you have lot's of tapes and/or lots of data it will 
be a pain-in-the-ass job). you will be _much_ faster restoring it from  a 
dump. 

if you don't backup it regularly with your jobs, i recommend at least to 
have a copy on another computer.

what are your motives to not make backups of your catalog?

- Thomas


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