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Re: [Bobs-devel] help
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From: Joe z. <jz...@at...> - 2002-10-05 04:47:11
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arasu wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. Kinda getting the hang of it i think. I'm not
> really sure what windows nfs utilities u r talking about, n i dun
> think i'm using it now.
There's an NFS utility that you can buy from Microsoft that lets Windows
use NFS. NFS doesn't come standard with Windows.
> So this utility is installed on the computer running BOBS ?
It's installed on the Windows computer that you want to backup via NFS.
But samba is much easier to use if you're backing up a Windows machine.
> N can you guide me the way to download the current CVS source.
Here's how to get a copy of the current CVS source tree:
cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/bobs login
When prompted for a password, just press Enter.
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/bobs co bobs
cvs -d:pserver:ano...@cv...:/cvsroot/bobs logout
The instructions are also at http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=54656,
under "Anonymous CVS Access".
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> Btw, i think BOBS is really a cool software. If i can get it to work
> it'll solve alot of backup headaches.
I think so too, that's why I joined Rene's project.
P.S. Please send emails to bob...@li... , that way
everyone gets to see it.
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> Thanks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe zacky <mailto:jz...@at...>
> To: bobs devel mailing list <mailto:bob...@li...>
> Cc: Thiruvarasu a/l Muthusamy <mailto:s98...@mm...>
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bobs-devel] help
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> Thiruvarasu a/l Muthusamy wrote:
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>>Thanks for the reply. It helped. I think i've managed to get the basic setup
>>done. I just got few question. When we want to add a new server config
>>there's a few field which i'm not very clear about.
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>>The field "The path the the nfs share is mounted under" what does this
>>means ? Does this means that each share i want to backup, i have to mount it
>>first ?
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> I believe this refers to the directory on the local computer
> running BOBS where the remote computer's nfs exported directory is
> mounted. If you're backing up Windows computers and you aren't
> using the Windows nfs utilities, which I assume you're not, then
> nfs won't work for you. You will need to download the current CVS
> source and run the install from that, it has support for samba. Or
> you can wait for the next release of BOBS to download. If you need
> help downloading from the CVS repository, please ask, I have the
> instructions for that somewhere around here...
>
>>And also "How many incrementals to keep ( 0 = infinite )" ?
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>>Thanks
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> Each incremental backup is stored somewhere that takes up disk
> space. I think this means to keep only the last 'x' number of
> incemental backups and delete the older ones. I'm not sure if that
> is actually implemented though. Perhaps the BOBS creater, Rene
> Rask, will verify my answers for you.
>
> I appreciate you taking the time to try BOBS and ask questions.
> Please feel free to ask as much as you want.
>
> Joe
>
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>>>Yes. The linux machine just runs the backup. You can backup any Windows
>>> machine (and other types) on the network, as long as the directory to
>>>be backed up is shared.
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>>>In the BOBS admin interface on the linux machine, specify the windows
>>>computer, the share name, and "smb" for the type of share.
>>>
>>>If you actually try this, please let us know if you have more questions
>>> and/or how it worked. We're getting ready for a new release of BOBS
>>>that should make the setup a little easier.
>>>
>>>Joe Zacky, assistant BOBS developer
>>>
>>>Thiruvarasu a/l Muthusamy wrote:
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>>>
>>>>Hello,
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>>>>I'm a newbie. I'm just wondering if BOBS works with a windows machine.
>>>>What i mean is that running BOBS on a linux box but the datas are
>>>>pulled from a windows machine to be backed up. If can, how is it done.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
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