[Wiltshire] Xen - DomU Backups

Keith Sudbury keith at netzensolutions.com
Tue Feb 19 10:46:06 GMT 2008


Will Bacula backup MS Exchange & MS SQL ? Exchange needs it's 
transaction log files backed up and cleared I was unaware that Bacula 
supports this?

Rich, I thought there was already a Windows GUI for Bacula?

Cheers
Keith

Michael Da Cova wrote:
> |-----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
> |
> |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. 
>
>
>
> |
> |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
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