Re: [Bacula-users] Clarifications on Bacula: Trying to integrate with running data center

[Dan L. <da...@la...>]

san...@wi... wrote:
> Thanks a lot Dan. I have one more question:
> 
> What is the underlying technology (using dump, tar etc.) used while
> creating backup set. Is it any standard available or bacula has
> developed its own logic. Any reference on this will help.

It is not dump or tar.  The details are here:

http://www.bacula.org/en/developers/Storage_Media_Output_Format.html


> 
> Thanks again for your prompt response.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Sandip Mandal.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Langille [mailto:da...@la...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:10 PM
> To: Sandip Mandal (WT01 - Computing, Storage & Software Products)
> Cc: bac...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Clarifications on Bacula: Trying to
> integrate with running data center
> 
> san...@wi... wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>  
>>
>> We are considering Bacula for using in data-center production 
>> environment for backup/recovery purpose. I need some clarifications 
>> which I couldn't find any answer in any of the document provided. Here
> 
>> is the list:
>>
>>  
>>
>>    1. Data format used for backed up files i.e. what is the format of
>>       backup set. Is there any standard available?
> 
> The format is defined here:
> 
>    http://www.bacula.org/en/developers/Storage_Media_Output_Format.html
> 
>>    2. Is the product supports SLA accountability?
>>    3. How flexible is the product to add SLA accountability into
> itself?
>>    4. If not available, how easy to integrate Billing, Provisioning
> etc
>>       software's with the product?
> 
> There is no provision for anything like that.  To answer your question, 
> depends upon what you define SLA accountability to be.
> 
>>    5. What maximum support it can provide in terms of data storage,
> clients?
> 
> I don't think anyone knows the limit.  It greatly depends upon your 
> bandwidth, hardware, and back media.  There are reports of thousands of 
> clients and many TB of data.
> 
>>    6. Is it CDP type solution?
> 
> I'm assuming CDP means "Continuous data protection"
> 
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_data_protection
> 
> No, it does not.  T
> 
>  > Online or Offline data protection?
> 
> I think it must be considered offline.
> 



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