Bacula Systems Releases Linux Bare Metal Restore Feature

[lovepython]

Enterprise-class, Open Source Network Backup and Restore Solution Receives Further Enhancements to Bring High-Value, Low-TCO Opportunity to IT Departments.

Bacula Systems®, the world's leading provider of commercial open source backup and restore software, announced today the availability of its Linux bare metal restore feature, adding fast and complete disaster recovery capability to its Bacula Enterprise Edition 4.0[TM]. It also complements Bacula Systems' existing bare metal recovery for Windows systems.

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[pogi_2nr]

meh I was about to say that they are now ignoring the community version and only developing the enterprise release but I just saw this on their site

Bacula 5.2.1 was released last week.

Main New Features:
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- LZO Compression
- New Tray Monitor
- Purge Migration Job
- Changes in Bvfs (Bacula Virtual FileSystem)
- Changes in the Pruning Algorithm
- Ability to Verify any specified Job
- Additions to RunScript variables
- Additions to the Plugin API
- ACL enhancements
- XATTR enhancements
- Class Based Database Backend Drivers
- Hash List Enhancements

Nothing to write home about but at least it is still alive.

[jamrock]

meh I was about to say that they are now ignoring the community version and only developing the enterprise release but I just saw this on their site

Bacula 5.2.1 was released last week.



Nothing to write home about but at least it is still alive.

OMG!!! So you are still alive??

[kknight]

This is great news for those who are familiar with the software.

[pogi_2nr]

lol yes I am still around, just been a bit busy.

Bacula is wonderful software indeed. I deployed it earlier this year and have 30+ clients in my environment.

[TALLIS]

I'm Interested in Learning More about Backula
I Wish Someone would help me Setup and Install Backula . .
Its such a Complex Application with MYSQL and all but i've heard its GOOD

[jamrock]

What type of data do you want to back up? What type of backup device do you have?

[TALLIS]

I want to Backup Emails (Outlook .pst ), Documents (.pdf,.xls, .doc,etc) 2 Windows Servers and a Linux Server. I Have Portable USB Drives and Network Drives using now but i want to move to a better solution

[kknight]

I think howtoforge.com has instructions on how to setup bacula. MailArchiva is a good solution for archiving ur email and there's a free version.

[TALLIS]

Thanks.....
Will check out Howtoforge.com and see what happens