If you follow the instructions in this chapter, you will have covered most of
the major problems that can occur. It goes without saying that if you ever
find that we have left out an important point, please inform us, so
-that we can document it to the benefit of everyone.
+that we can document it to the benefit of everyone.
+
-\label{Critical}
\section{Critical Items}
+\label{Critical}
\index[general]{Critical Items }
\index[general]{Items!Critical }
would use in setting up a production system (if you already are in
production, use the checklist anyway).
-\begin{itemize}
+\begin{bsysitemize}
\item Test your tape drive for compatibility with Bacula by using the test
- command in the \ilink{btape}{btape} program.
-\item Better than doing the above is to walk through the nine steps in the
- \ilink{Tape Testing}{TapeTestingChapter} chapter of the manual. It
- may take you a bit of time, but it will eliminate surprises.
+ command in the See the \bsysxrlink{btape}{btape}{utility}{section} of the \utilityman{}.
+\item Better than doing the above is to walk through the nine steps in the
+ \bsysxrlink{Tape Testing}{TapeTestingChapter}{problems}{chapter} of the \problemsman{}. It
+ may take you a bit of time, but it will eliminate surprises.
\item Test the end of tape handling of your tape drive by using the
- fill command in the \ilink{btape}{btape} program.
+ \texttt{fill} command in the \bsysxrlink{btape program}{btape}{utility}{section} (Part of the \utilityman{})
\item If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, make sure that /lib/tls is disabled. Bacula
- does not work with this library. See the second point under
- \ilink{ Supported Operating Systems.}{SupportedOSes}
+ does not work with this library. See the second point under
+ \ilink{ Supported Operating Systems.}{SupportedOSes}
\item Do at least one restore of files. If you backup multiple OS types
(Linux, Solaris, HP, MacOS, FreeBSD, Win32, ...),
- restore files from each system type. The
- \ilink{Restoring Files}{RestoreChapter} chapter shows you how.
+ restore files from each system type. The
+ \ilink{Restoring Files}{RestoreChapter} chapter shows you how.
\item Write a bootstrap file to a separate system for each backup job. The
- Write Bootstrap directive is described in the
+ Write Bootstrap directive is described in the
\ilink{Director Configuration}{writebootstrap} chapter of the
- manual, and more details are available in the
+ manual, and more details are available in the
\ilink{Bootstrap File}{BootstrapChapter} chapter. Also, the default
bacula-dir.conf comes with a Write Bootstrap directive defined. This allows
- you to recover the state of your system as of the last backup.
+ you to recover the state of your system as of the last backup.
\item Backup your catalog. An example of this is found in the default
bacula-dir.conf file. The backup script is installed by default and
should handle any database, though you may want to make your own local
\item Write a bootstrap file for the catalog. An example of this is found in
the default bacula-dir.conf file. This will allow you to quickly restore your
catalog in the event it is wiped out -- otherwise it is many excruciating
- hours of work.
+ hours of work.
\item Make a copy of the bacula-dir.conf, bacula-sd.conf, and
bacula-fd.conf files that you are using on your server. Put it in a safe
place (on another machine) as these files can be difficult to
reconstruct if your server dies.
-\item Make a Bacula Rescue CDROM! See the
+\item Make a Bacula Rescue CDROM! See the
\ilink{Disaster Recovery Using a Bacula Rescue
CDROM}{RescueChapter} chapter. It is trivial to make such a CDROM,
and it can make system recovery in the event of a lost hard disk infinitely
- easier.
-\item Bacula assumes all filenames are in UTF-8 format. This is important
+ easier.
+\item Bacula assumes all filenames are in UTF-8 format. This is important
when saving the filenames to the catalog. For Win32 machine, Bacula will
automatically convert from Unicode to UTF-8, but on Unix, Linux, *BSD,
and MacOS X machines, you must explicitly ensure that your locale is set
On most modern Win32 machines, you can edit the conf files with {\bf
notepad} and choose output encoding UTF-8.
-\end{itemize}
+\end{bsysitemize}
\section{Recommended Items}
\index[general]{Items!Recommended }
\index[general]{Recommended Items }
Although these items may not be critical, they are recommended and will help
-you avoid problems.
+you avoid problems.
-\begin{itemize}
-\item Read the \ilink{Quick Start Guide to Bacula}{QuickStartChapter}
-\item After installing and experimenting with Bacula, read and work carefully
- through the examples in the
- \ilink{Tutorial}{TutorialChapter} chapter of this manual.
-\item Learn what each of the \ilink{Bacula Utility Programs}{_UtilityChapter}
- does.
+\begin{bsysitemize}
+\item Read the \ilink{Quick Start Guide to Bacula}{QuickStartChapter}
+\item After installing and experimenting with Bacula, read and work carefully
+ through the examples in the
+ \ilink{Tutorial}{TutorialChapter} chapter of this manual.
+\item Learn what each of the \bsysxrlinkdocument{Bacula Utility Programs}{_UtilityChapter}{utility}{chapter}
+ does.
\item Set up reasonable retention periods so that your catalog does not grow
- to be too big. See the following three chapters:\\
- \ilink{Recycling your Volumes}{RecyclingChapter},\\
- \ilink{Basic Volume Management}{DiskChapter},\\
- \ilink{Using Pools to Manage Volumes}{PoolsChapter}.
-\item Perform a bare metal recovery using the Bacula Rescue CDROM. See the
+ to be too big. See the following three chapters:
+ \begin{bsysitemize}
+ \item \ilink{Recycling your Volumes}{RecyclingChapter},
+ \item \ilink{Basic Volume Management}{DiskChapter},
+ \item \ilink{Using Pools to Manage Volumes}{PoolsChapter}.
+ \end{bsysitemize}
+\item Perform a bare metal recovery using the Bacula Rescue CDROM. See the
\ilink{Disaster Recovery Using a Bacula Rescue CDROM}{RescueChapter}
- chapter.
-\end{itemize}
+ chapter.
+\end{bsysitemize}
-If you absolutely must implement a system where you write a different
-tape each night and take it offsite in the morning. We recommend that you do
+If you absolutely must implement a system where you write a different
+tape each night and take it offsite in the morning. We recommend that you do
several things:
-\begin{itemize}
+\begin{bsysitemize}
\item Write a bootstrap file of your backed up data and a bootstrap file
of your catalog backup to a floppy disk or a CDROM, and take that with
- the tape. If this is not possible, try to write those files to another
+ the tape. If this is not possible, try to write those files to another
computer or offsite computer, or send them as email to a friend. If none
of that is possible, at least print the bootstrap files and take that
offsite with the tape. Having the bootstrap files will make recovery
select any tape from that list. Bacula may propose a particular tape
for use that it considers optimal, but it will accept any valid tape
from the correct pool.
-\end{itemize}
+\end{bsysitemize}
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