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Re: [Bacula-users] Full backups and off-sites

2011-09-16 19:25:12
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Full backups and off-sites
From: Tilman Schmidt <t.schmidt AT phoenixsoftware DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:21:27 +0200
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Am 16.09.2011 03:31, schrieb Rodrigo Renie Braga:
> I really recommend you taking a look at Copy Jobs, they allow me to have a
> safe "copy" of my Backups on a off-site location but I still have my local
> backups to restore from accidental daily deletion, like you said...

If I read the manual correctly, you'll need to have two tape drives
connected to the same machine if you want to create an off-site copy
that way. Is there a viable solution for off-site backups with only one
tape drive?

Regards,
Tilman

> 2011/9/15 Wouter Verhelst <wouter AT nixsys DOT be>
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> So, Backups are made for two reasons:
>> - Someone broke in/the place burned down/whatever, and we lost all our
>>  data and we need to recover from that, preferably with as little data
>>  loss as possible. To be able to do so, you need to have off-site
>>  backups, preferably the latest if possible.
>> - Someone accidentally pressed 'delete' on the wrong file, and we need
>>  to get it back. To be able to do so, you need to have on-site backups,
>>  preferably the latest if possible.
>>
>> Notice how these to requirements conflict.
>>
>> Is it possible to have bacula base its incremental backups not on the
>> most recent full backup, but on the one preceding that? This way, you
>> can have your most recent full backup off-site, yet you should still be
>> able to restore the most recent version of a file, even if that tape
>> just happens to be off-site, without having to retrive them from the
>> off-site location.
>>
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