Bacula uses flat text files for configuration. From time to time, people, usually new to the project, ask: why isn’t the configuration in the database?
Bacula uses the database to store information about what files were backed up, from what client, and when. This information is useful when you need to know how if […]

Bacula is a backup system with three different retention periods:

Volume
Job
File

I set all three to the same value.
It is important to note that these values affect only the Catalog. It determines how long a given record is held in the database. For example, if you set File Retention to be 45 days, it means […]

I have about 14,000 data points collected from backups. I started in Oct 2007, but have not done anything with the data. I’d like your help.
I have put the data into a PostgreSQL database and dumped it. The dump is here: http://langille.org/tmp/dlt_stats.sql.gz
The table looks like:

$ psql dan
psql (8.4.2)
Type “help” for help.

dan=# \d dlt_stats
[…]

I’m thinking about creating a storage box. One with a lot of disk space. It will be used for backups and stuff. I will continue to backup to tape as well.
I’m considering this case, which has 8xSATA hot-swap bays:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192058

If I was buying a RAID card, I’d buy this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816131002&Tpk=areca%201120

But I may go with […]