Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] externalize backups

2009-03-16 12:48:52
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] externalize backups
From: Thomas Mueller <thomas AT chaschperli DOT ch>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:38:59 +0000 (UTC)
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:59:54 -0700, kevin_am wrote:

> I'm doing backups on hard drive so bacula write everything in one big
> file and I want to externalize my backups for security.
> 
> How can I do it without sending each time the growing file to the other
> datacenter ?
> I also want to keep a copy in each datacenter. I was thinking of a diff
> between the last backup and the new but on a file of 300Gb it will take
> a moment

how about limiting the volume size of the disk-volumes and using auto 
labeling of new "tapes"? so you get smaller files and not one BIG file.

Maximum Volume Bytes = <size>
http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/
Configuring_Director.html#SECTION0014150000000000000000

- Thomas


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