4 \section*{The Bacula internal database is no longer supported, please do not
6 \label{_ChapterStart42}
7 \index[general]{Use it!Bacula internal database is no longer supported please
9 \index[general]{Bacula internal database is no longer supported, please do not
11 \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Bacula internal database is no longer
12 supported, please do not use it.}
14 \subsection*{Internal Bacula Database}
15 \index[general]{Internal Bacula Database }
16 \index[general]{Database!Internal Bacula }
17 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Internal Bacula Database}
19 Previously it was intended to be used primarily by Bacula developers for
20 testing; although SQLite is also a good choice for this. We do not recommend
23 This database is simplistic in that it consists entirely of Bacula's internal
24 structures appended sequentially to a file. Consequently, it is in most cases
25 inappropriate for sites with many clients or systems with large numbers of
26 files, or long-term production environments.
28 Below, you will find a table comparing the features available with SQLite and
29 MySQL and with the internal Bacula database. At the current time, you cannot
30 dynamically switch from one to the other, but must rebuild the Bacula source
31 code. If you wish to experiment with both, it is possible to build both
32 versions of Bacula and install them into separate directories.
34 \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{SQLite vs MySQL Database Comparison}
35 \begin{longtable}{|l|l|l|}
37 \multicolumn{1}{|c| }{\bf Feature } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{\bf SQLite or MySQL
38 } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{\bf Bacula } \\
40 {Job Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
42 {Media Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
44 {FileName Record } & {Yes } & {No } \\
46 {File Record } & {Yes } & {No } \\
48 {FileSet Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
50 {Pool Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
52 {Client Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
54 {JobMedia Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
56 {List Job Records } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
58 {List Media Records } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
60 {List Pool Records } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
62 {List JobMedia Records } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
64 {Delete Pool Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
66 {Delete Media Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
68 {Update Pool Record } & {Yes } & {Yes } \\
70 {Implement Verify } & {Yes } & {No } \\
72 {MD5 Signatures } & {Yes } & {No }
77 In addition, since there is no SQL available, the Console commands: {\bf
78 sqlquery}, {\bf query}, {\bf retention}, and any other command that directly
79 uses SQL are not available with the Internal database.