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From: Dan Langille <[email protected]>
To: Marc G. Fournier <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: backup infrastructure
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:06:52 -0400
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>

On 13 Sep 2006 at 18:27, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Dan Langille wrote:
> 
> > On 6 Sep 2006 at 15:30, Dan Langille wrote:
> >
> >> Gidday folks,
> >>
> >> One way I can contribute my services to the project is in the form of
> >> backup services. You tell me what files need to be backed up from what
> >> servers, and it'll be done on the frequency required.
> >>
> >> Restores can be arranged for those that have admin access.  We can
> >> keep a designated number of backups online, for immediate access.
> >> Older backups will be stored offline.
> >>
> >> Bacula is my tool of choice.  Let me know how I can help.
> >
> > Is the lack of response a verification that no help is required or
> > did I pick a bad time?
> 
> What is needed on the vServer side of things?  A client, I assume?  And 
> how much data is it safe to backup?  postgresql.org is up to 24G in size, 
> and growing ... :)

Yes, it is a client.  In the FreeBSD ports tree, it is 
sysutuils/bacula-server.

I can just as easily mirror static data as opposed to backing up 
dynamic data.

> We're in the process of setting up a full backup to a remote server *just 
> in case*, but that will include *all* files, so that we could fail over as 
> required ... so I'm not sure whether or not there would be a benefit to 
> 'per file backups', but I'm not against it either if others here feel that 
> this would help ...

Once your current rush subsides, and there is slight pause, let me 
know.

-- 
Dan Langille : Software Developer looking for work
my resume: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php

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