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Re: [Bacula-users] How would I 'nuke' my bacula instance - Start afresh so to speak.

2011-01-05 05:17:23
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] How would I 'nuke' my bacula instance - Start afresh so to speak.
From: Mister IT Guru <misteritguru AT gmx DOT com>
To: Jan Lentfer <Jan.Lentfer AT web DOT de>
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:15:10 +0000
On 05/01/2011 10:01, Jan Lentfer wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:38:14 +0000, Mister IT Guru<misteritguru AT gmx DOT 
> com>
> wrote:
>> I've run lots of test jobs, and I have a lot of backup data, that I
>> don't really need, around 2TB or so! (we have a few servers!) I would
>> like to know if it's possible to remove all of those jobs out of the
>> bacula database. Personally, I would have cut this configure out, and
>> drop it on a previous backup I have, but then I don't learn about how
>> bacula works.
>>
>> My main fear, is that I rsync my disk backend offsite, and I've
>> currently suspended that because of all these test jobs that I'm
>> running. Also, I've reset the bacula-dir and sd, during backups, and
>> I've a feeling that some of them are not viable.
>>
>> I guess what I'm asking is, is it possible to wipe the slate clean, but
>> keep my working configuration from within bacula?
> For each database type there is a description in the manual how to wipe
> the database clean after initial setup and testing, e.g.
>
> http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Installing_Configuring_Post.html#SECTION004330000000000000000
>
> hth
Thanks for the link, most useful! But I'm going to assume that all disk 
based volumes already have an EOF? I can understand having to mark 
tapes, so can I assume that the disk based volumes that are already in 
existence will just get reused?

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