[Wiltshire] Xen - DomU Backups

[Michael Da Cova]

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Richard Reynolds [mailto:richard at uberpussy.net]
|Sent: 19 February 2008 08:43
|To: wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
|Subject: Re: [Wiltshire] Xen - DomU Backups
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|Why not use bacula windows client on the windows Domu as well?
[mdc] 

Bacula also supports VSS so no horrid open files backup issue under windows 
We as a Company are starting to use Bacula for our customers install
building it into a appliance with a nice front end. 



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|On 18/02/2008, Keith Sudbury <keith at netzensolutions.com> wrote:
|> Hi Guys,
|>
|> I am setting up a server using Xen for the office we will be using
|> CentOS as the Dom0, It will be running two DomU's Windows 2003SBS & a
|> Linux DomU.
|>
|> I will have a tape drive attached to the Dom0 but as far as I understand
|> the DomU's will not be able to access the tape drive on the Dom0, I was
|> thinking about backing up the Windows box using it's built in MS Backup
|> this will take care of exchange and it's log files etc, I would have it
|> backing up to file on a NFS / SMB mount on the Dom0. I will then run
|> Bacula on the Dom0 and a agent for Bacula on the Linux DomU and backup
|> the whole lot to tape.
|>
|> Does this sound sane to you guys?  Any one have any better ideas /
|> solutions?
|>
|>
|> Regards
|> Keith
|> --
|> Keith Sudbury
|> Netzen Solutions Ltd
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